July 1927 by StPetersYork

THE

PETERITE. VOL. XXIV.

JULY, 1927.

No. 256

SCHOOL LETTER. HE average man is eloquent in his curses if his weekly game of golf or tennis is ruined by the weather, yet how resignedly everyone accepted their fate on St. Peter's Day week-end when the '' O.P. cricket match was cancelled. If it had kept fine what a brilliant week-end it would have been. The oldest school in England with a continuous history celebrating its XIIIth Centenary. But as usual the " Clerk of the Weather " was in a contrary mood and did his best to make the week-end a wash-out. May we here congratulate the enthusiasts who made it possible for the " Mikado ' to be done again on the Saturday afternoon and most sincerely thank all those true friends who so kindly took part in the performance again at such short notice. fta

At the Prize-Giving, which was fittingly a very solemn occasion, the speakers undoubtedly rose to the occasion and all present must take to heart what they told us and learn the lessons they suggested to us. We regret to say that we, the editors, did not leave the Hall with a clear conscience. and should like to apologise most sincerely to the Dean and Governors for so inadvertently omitting their names form our souvenir. We were delighted to be able to welcome at the celebrations, in addition to Old Boys too numerous to mention here, an old headmaster, Canon Handford, who, in spite of the trials of travelling to a man of his age, came up to York for the weekend. We were also delighted to see other past members of the staff. Mr. Liddle made a praiseworthy effort to remember the names of boys who were here in his time, but the names of his present " wards " defeated his attempt. Mr. Peachment

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seemed full of the joy of the occasion and it must have pleased him immensely, when listening to the " Mikado " to know that he began the School Orchestra, quite a number of years ago now, with himself and two others. Old Olavites were very pleased to see Miss Wilson and Mr. Gray. Miss Wilson is looking very well but it is to be hoped that Mr. Gray is enjoying better health. Everyone was extremely disappointed that Mr. Yeld could not attend the celebrations. After his being a master here fifty years, most Old Peterites would feel that there was someone who ought to have been here and was not. We hope sincerely it was his age and his other activities and not his health that prevented him being present. We should here like to thank him for the poem he sent us which we print along with the verses which won the prize he offered for the best poem on the Centenary. The School eight are endeavouring at the moment to convince us that they rowed up to Nun-Monkton last Saturday. Are we to believe them ? A sceptic certainly would not. Nevertheless we will wish them the best of luck and hope that by the time this issue is published they will have repeated their success of last year over York City. Cricket survives in spite of the scathing attacks made on it by the boaters. We might almost say it flourishes. Until the examinations started we had hardly any interruption on account of weather, barring the St. Peter's Day week-end, though no cases of sunstroke have occurred. It was distinctly unfortunate, with the School Certificate examinations beginning so soon afterwards, that the eclipse should have been fixed for the Tuesday after the Speech Day week-end. It certainly made a bad break in the work of the term. We wish the candidates the best of luck, though to expect record results from them to celebrate this unique year in the School's history is perhaps asking too much of them. It must have been a great disappointment to S.M. Puddick and his vaulting-horse squad that St. Peter's Day was wet, but we congratulate them on giving a very good little display and tableau for the benefit of the camera-man the next week. The Corps will feel very strange at camp this year without Colonel King. He was in the Corps so long that he almost was part of it. He has raised the standard of our Corps amazingly and was a great favourite with the Corps, particularly at camp, and we shall all miss the cry of " We want our bursar " to

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cheer us up as we trudge along the dusty road. In Mr. Davies, however, he has an able successor, and we wish him the success and popularity that has been associated with Colonel King throughout his command. Making the Shooting Competition an inter-house instead of an inter-section competition has revived interest in shooting in the School to an amazing extent and it would be nice to see a St. Peter's School Team at Bisley sometime in the future. In conclusion may we wish the School the same success in the future that it has enjoyed these 13oo years past.

CAMBRIDGE LETTER. CAMBRIDGE, June,

1927.

DEAR SIRS,

This term has had an almost unwholesome " life is real and life is earnest " atmosphere about it. When one enquires into the movements of any member of the Club the usual reply is " Oh, he's working this term." Not that we do not always work of course ; but in our normal life we aim more at the ancient Greek ideal of a nice balancing of the difficult sides of man's nature, the (ippovtc't which our sister University seems of late to have forgotten somewhat in the undue emphasis which she has been driven to lay upon the intellect. This term, however, the claims of work have on the whole been stronger than those of sport. Yet in spite of this we have found time for a certain amount of enjoyment. The Club held its annual dinner on the 5th May and were delighted to be able to welcome as guests Mr. Toyne and Mr. Tendall, who in an unusually busy term generously spared time to visit Cambridge. J. Richardson has been working hard for a medical scholarship examination. He has, however, given good proof of his versatility by coaching a boat and taking about five different parts in the Cambridge Medical Society's topical revue " 2 M.B. or not 2 M.B." His art seems to be comprehensive, his impersonations including that of a proctor, the pillar of the University, and that of an American visitor, who would hardly scruple to scratch his name on any pillar. We shall at the end of this term lose him, as also E. L. Triffitt and A. Brown, who are now at the end of their third year. But putting aside all selfish regrets we most sincerely wish them good luck in all that they

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may put their hand to. May their names be set in the annals of the School among those of scholars, deans, administrators, bishops, and all the long roll of saints and sinners who had done their part in making it so justly famous. E. L. Triffitt showed boastfully his intentions at the beginning of the term by announcing that he had left his golf clubs behind. The strain, however, proved too great, for he went home before the term ended, presumably to fetch them. A Brown as he himself says is tout-a-fait le meme," showing the same kindliness and good humour to everyone, and ready as always to " pull the leg " of anyone, even the Club Secretary's in his most serious business of collecting debts and subscriptions. E. G. Bullen has been playing cricket for Caius first and second elevens, and G. A. Delgado has been doing the same service for John's. We gather that the latter is intending to make a study during the next vac. of city life as a waiter, a boot-boy, or perhaps an organ-grinder's monkey. Neither R. C. Parkinson nor M. Storrs Fox have been rowing this term : the former has been taking the classical, the latter the historical, tripos. M. Storrs Fox will soon be fully qualified as a money-lender's agent for he has spent no little portion of his time during the last few weeks in the collection of debts, and the inhuman extortion of still more money from his povertystricken victims. L. H. J. Archer has been sitting for the mathematical tripos. He and Bridges, who has one of the innumerable medical examinations approaching, are seriously considering taking up the soothing game of bowls. The movements of W. H. Buchanan have been wrapt in mystery. All that we have been able to find out about him is that he has bathed twice, though perhaps it seems hardly kind to record this as his only achievement this term. J. L. McCowen has as usual been weaving ambitious schemes for attaining some amazing scholastic success, and has been burning studiously the midnight oil. If he is not careful however, he will not see the fulfilment of his designs : he has already been " progged " and " deaned " within three days—not bad for the beginning of his university career. As many of us as possible hope to be at the School at any rate during some part of the tercentenary celebrations, which we wish the greatest success. Yours sincerely, CAMBRIDGE OLD PETERITES.

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ST. PETER'S DAY CELEBRATIONS. I300TH ANNIVERSARY. The I3ooth Anniversary Celebrations were held at the School on June 24th, 25th, and 26th. It is almost a commonplace that the versatility of the English climate is partly due to the vagaries of the climate with which these islands are afflicted ! Certainly all that is best in St. Peter's was brought out during the Anniversary celebrations under climatic conditions which were in keeping with the best British weather traditions ; our persons were damped indeed, not so our ardour which weathered the storm with commendable success. True, a number of attractions duly advertised in the Souvenir did not take place (the Souvenir was wrong again !), but did not the Speakers at the luncheon distract our attention from the unkindly elements outside, a perfect stream—of eloquence ? Was not a special performance of the " Mikado " put on at an hour's notice ? And finally did not the Bishop of Ripon most generously come forward, at great personal inconvenience, to fill the gap caused by the unfortunate illness of one of the most distinguished O. P's. the Bishop of Carlisle, and preach the Commemoration Sermon ? In short, it cannot be denied that the i3ooth Anniversary will ever revive memories which are most dear to O.P's., parents, staff and boys of the School. And here let a debt of gratitude be paid, or partly paid, to Mr. and Mrs. Toyne for the untiring way in which they worked before and during the celebrations to provide a welcome which was indeed worthy of the old School and one which was appreciated to the full by all, no less by the 0.P's. whether of 1859 or 1926, as by those with more immediate connection with this place. What cricketers alone thought of Jupiter Pluvius that Friday evening when they, so to speak, forced an entry into an already crowded hall to hear the performance of the " Mikado," cannot be published even in the " Peterite " ! but they were surely disappointed to find that " Ko-Ko " had not included him on his " list " or that his Majesty the Mikado could not provide for him something " lingering." And so he lingered on and spoilt the second day's cricket as well. Against the rowing fraternity Jupiter is always powerless (unpunctuality is not his fault) and accounts of the races between O.P. and School crews will be found elsewhere. It must be remembered that this is probably the first time in the history of the School rowing that three O.P. races took place on St. Peter's Day, and it was indeed fitting that the new boat-house was in use (or Jupiter would certainly have done his worst ! )

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Friday was primarily O.P. day. And just as at tea, so on the conclusion of the " Mikado," O.P's. repaired to the gym. the first official meeting under the auspices of the O.P. Club. And the evening ended with the recollection of pleasant memories. On Saturday, June 25th, the Headmaster presided at Speeches and Prize-Giving and those on the platform were the Archbishop of York, the Lord Mayor of York (Alderman Oscar Rowntree), the Sheriff (Councillor Ben Dolsworth), the Dean of York (Dr. Lionel Ford), Chancellor Austen, the Archdeacon of York (Canon Cecil Cooper), Canon T. E. B. Guy, Canon F. L. Perkins, Canon Braithwaite (Winchester), Mr. K. E. T. Wilkinson and Professor J. H. Jones. The presence of the Archbishop, who distributed the prizes, reminded the School of their close connection with the Minster, which was to celebrate the anniversary of its foundation during the following week, just as the Royal Message brought out the traditions of the School for loyalty and service to the State ; and the cheers which greeted the reading of that message by the Headmaster showed that its significance was highly appreciated. Accounts of the other events of the week-end will be found elsewhere ; suffice it to say that the Commemoration Service was most impressive and thoroughly enjoyed by a large congregation. The choir are to be congratulated on their share in this service, particularly on their rendering of the Stanford Te Deum. And the photographs in another part of this issue will show that the Chapel decorations, carried out by Mrs. Toyne and her helpers, afforded a beautiful setting for so beautiful a service. PROGRAMME (Amended). FRIDAY, JUNE 24TH. BOAT RACES. Old Peterites v. The School. 4-30 p.m. TEA given by the Old Peterite Club. 5-30 p.m. SQUASH MATCH : O.P's. v. The School. 8-o p.m. MIKADO CONCERT (by kind permission of R. D'Oyly Carte). 9-30 p.m. O.P. Club refreshments in the Gymnasium. SATURDAY, JUNE 25TH. Speeches and Prize-Giving. Big Hall. ii-o a.m. r-o p.m. Luncheon in the marquee. 2-30 p.m. O.P. Annual General Meeting. 3-o p.m. The Headmaster and Mrs. Toyne " At Home." 7-45 for 8-o p.m. Old Peterite Club Dinner. Station Hotel.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 26TH. 8-15 a.m. Holy Communion in the School Chapel. II-o a.m. Commemoration Service.

ROWING. SCHOOL v. O.P's. The Sports Committee for the 13th Centenary Celebrations at the School had for some time been laying plans to get together a number of O.P. crews to challenge the School crews, and perhaps we may be permitted to offer our congratulations to the rowing Secretary on his success in getting three O.P. crews on the spot in one afternoon. It was also a great pleasure to see Old Boys take their places in the same Old Fours they rowed in during their time at school. Incidentally it speaks well for the Old Fours ! * The course for these races was from our Boat House to Marygate Tower and the races were followed by a large number of O.P's. and friends in addition to practically the whole School. After a wet morning we were favoured by the weather, the conditions being quite good for rowing and pleasant for the spectators. O.P. 2ND CREW.

bow J. W. Y. Burton. 2. L. G. C. Lace. 3. H. E. K. Reynolds. sty. D. G. Ogilvie. cox T. D. G. Foster.

SCHOOL 2ND CREW.

bow. R. L. Rhodes. 2. J. Cunningham. 3. R. S. Wilcock. sty. J. C. Yates. cox S. M. Maclldowie.

Owing to a slight delay in the arrival of certain O.P's. the second crews were the first to go to the starting point. Both crews made a good start and rowed stroke for stroke almost level until near the York City Boat House. The School crew then held a slight lead but this was reduced round the bend. Under the bridge, however, the School established a definite lead which they increased to win by two lengths. *The two Clinker Fours referred to were purchased secondhand for the School in 1919.—Ed. " The Peterite."

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bow 2. 3. sty. cox

SCHOOL 3RD CREW. C. D. Trimmer. G. H. Golden. F. W. Fineron. J. H. Gourley. T. H. D. Wilson.

The O.P. third crew started off quite well, but the School soon gained a lead, and though stroke of the O.P's. repeatedly tried to spurt, the better training of the School crew enabled them easily to maintain their lead and to win the race comfortably. O.P. 1ST CREW. bow C. C. Fairweather. 2. J. Richardson. 3. A. P. Thompson. sty. K. H. Rhodes. cox L. H. G. Baker.

bow 2. 3. sty. cox

SCHOOL 1ST CREW. G. M. Curtois. J. N. Thompson. T. S. Lamb. G. Wood. G. Y. Burton.

The School first crew paddled to the starting point with a considerable feeling of confidence, having won two races at Durham and exhilerated by the successes of the second and third crews earlier in the afternoon. The O.P. first crew, however, contained redoubtable oarsmen of experience who would not be denied. The O.P.'s took off at a really dashing start and gained a slight lead early in the race, which the experience of the crew combined with the cunning coxing of cox enabled them to keep all the way. The School crew rowed very well indeed, but they lacked just the weight and drive to gain the advantage. It was a great race as there was never daylight between the boats, the O.P's. passing the finish just one third of a length to the good. In all three races the O.P's. rowed on the Boat House side of the river. SQUASH RACQUETS. THE SCHOOL v. O.P's. Played on Friday, June 24th. This match resulted in a fairly easy victory for the School by three matches to Nil.

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C. Dixon easily defeated H. G. Coates, who undoubtedly was much out of practice, by three games to nothing. R. G. Bullen beat E. G. Bullen after a hard match. At one period it seemed that E. G. Bullen was going to be victorious, but his opponent recovered form and won the match by three games to one. H. H. Thomas stood the strain of a gruelling contest better than his opponent, B. A. C. Gray, whom he defeated by the close margin of three games to two. " THE MIKADO" (By kind permission of R. D'Oyley Carte, Esq.)

On Friday evening, June 24th, the School performance of selections from " The Mikado " was repeated for the benefit of O.P's. and friends who had gathered for the Centenary Celebrations. In spite of one or two unavoidable last-minute changes in the cast, the rendering was, if possible, even more vivid and spirited than on the first occasion in March. The ladies seemed to have become more (or less) young and beautiful, as their respective roles demanded : and the thanks of all must be accorded to Miss D. Abey and Miss Betty Toyne for taking the parts of Yum-Yum and Peep-bo at such short notice, and carrying them through so successfully. The Mikado shewed more confidence than before, though he must have found it trying to sit doing nothing throughout Act. I. Pooh-bah had increased (if possible) in girth, dignity, and deliberateness of movement. Nanki-poo and Ko-ko acted with great vigour, and their singing shewed excellent tone. The Orchestra more than played its part. It got full value out of the many humorous touches in Sullivan's accompaniments, and thus helped to do justice to this masterpiece of musical high spirits. DRAMATIS PERSON2E. The Mikado of Japan Nanki-Poo (His son, disguised as a wandering minstrel, and in love with Yum-Yum) Ko-Ko (Lord High Executioner of Titipu) Pooh-Bah (Lord High Everything Else) Pish-Tush (A noble Lord)

J. C. YATES D. V. HEWITT

J. M.

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Yum-Yum Miss D. ABEY Pitti-Sing Three Sisters— }- MRS GOODMAN PLATTS Peep-Bo Wards of Ko-Ko MISS BETTY TOYNE Katisha (an elderly Lady in love with NankiPoo) Miss M. HORNER K. G. CHAPMAN G. M. CURTOIS Chorus of Nobles and guards F. W. B. PACEY N. W. RICHARDSON

ORCHESTRA.

First Violins :

Flute :

Miss E. Groves. Mrs. Gardner. Mrs. Medhurst. E. Wilcock, Esq., O.P.

T. B.

J. Eveleigh.

Piccolo : E. F. Williams.

Clarinet :

Second Violins : Miss J. G. Weller. Miss E. Featherstone. G. H. Milner, Esq., O.P. J. N. Bamforth.

T. S. Lamb.

Side Drum : W. A. Clarke, Esq., O.P.

Bass Drum :

Violas : H. G. Moore, Esq. C. R. Featherstone, Esq.

C. H. P. Bellwood.

Cymbal and Triangle : 'Cello :

W. L. Seaborne.

F. Wilcock.

Piano : Double Bass : A. G. Moore.

D. Norwood, Esq., O.P. and Mrs. Norwood.

Stage Manager : S. M. Toyne, Esq. Assistant Stage Manager : S. E. Mammatt. Conductor : P. H. Sykes, Esq. THE ART EXHIBITION. (Some impressions by " The Scrambled Ego.)" " Art " according to Benedetto Croce, is vision or lyrical intuition, and the most noticeable feature of this Exhibition was the division between Art, real Art and mechanical art which is not Art. The peculiar artistic faculty which produces Art is the imagination and the production itself must be spontaneous.

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The fact that intuition is the very essence of Art has given rise to the commonplace, so rarely understood that " every work of Art expresses a state of the soul." Vision is Art and as has often been pointed out, a great artist can be great with a bad technique. But no artist can be great unless he can find the correct medium for his expression : which in this case would mean he could give tone to his colours. The best exhibits of Art in this Exhibition were those of G. Wood, who was awarded the 1st Prize and those of L. Sykes, who is only 8 years' old. The former's work was very good. He had obviously made himself interested in his work and by being interested in it had made it art. He contrasted in two pictures, the calm peacefulness of the Broads with the restlessness and avidity of the waves of the open sea. Both pictures were beautiful and the colouring good. L. Sykes' pictures, considering his extreme youth, were probably the best exhibits. All his works showed great originality and intuition, especially his " Off to Scotland " and a " Railway Station." Other pictures worthy of mention were A. J. Darton s " Stormy Skies " (1st Prize, St. Olave's) H. E. Hodsman's " Interior of a Room " and Burton's " Kill it." A. B. Cooper's " From the Clouds " was a good attempt at visualising the world from an aeroplane. The fault here, however, was that the squares, as the fields appeared, were too highly and evening coloured, reminding one rather of the checks on Victorian Trousers. The bleakness of Symmon's " January " contrasted well with the fresh green of Wareham's " June " while the bold colouring of the " Day after Bank Holiday " was very realistic. Of the posters the best were M. E. Hodgson's " Spend your Xmas in Switzerland " and Horobin's poster for the School play " A Messenger from Mars." The standard of the Lettering was very high. Here we had beautiful thoughts, beautifully expressed in beautiful letters. The lettering of one little piece of poetry, indeed one title letter itself is a work of art aesthetically equal to a large altar picture. G. Wood was again prominent with his letterings of Siegfried Sassoon's " Dug Out." The mechanical art which is not art in the real sense of the word but mere technique was, as far as it could be, good. The evolution of decoration was traced (and we ought especially to mention H. Webster's Assyrian Carving and Scatchard's 5th Century Decoration), as well as the evolution of costumes,

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of sea transport, and of architecture, all of which showed sound historical knowledge. Curtois deserves mention for his " Costumes " and Campbell for his " Heraldry." H. S. Welburn's architectural sketches (2nd Prize) were good and his original design for a modern villa showed that here at last was a young man trying to cope with the housing question. It certainly looked like a proper architect's plans, and so far as we could see, free from flaws. We noticed carefully that there were stairs, windows, and doors put in correctly, but we thought that the house might have been a little more compact. Too much space was wasted in Lobbies, Linen Cupboards, and passages. On the whole the Exhibition was very good. There was here a fine example of applied art—art, that is, which is not taught merely as any other school subject but which becomes individual in and part of each boy. Mr. F. H. Potter is to be congratulated on this Exhibition and our one regret is that he himself did not exhibit at least one of his own studies of the figure, which we have been privileged to see. Obviously we cannot all be artists, but all of us can learn to look for the beautiful, and a few may be able, in one way or another, to express it. But we must learn to look. " What is this life, if, full of care We have not time to stand and stare ? "

THE HEADMASTER'S SPEECH. The headmaster, who presided, announced with regret that he had received messages from two old Peterite Bishops who were unable to be with them at their celebrations. One was from the oldest Peterite, Bishop Forrest Brown (formerly Bishop of Bristol), who, to his intense sorrow, found it impossible to stay a night away from home on account of his increasing years. It was a great disappointment to them. Another was from the Bishop of Carlisle, whose sudden illness, believed to be due to overwork in his Diocese, prevented him from being present. This was another big disappointment to them, as the Bishop of Carlisle was to have preached the anniversary sermon. The Bishop had, however, sent a magnificent gift to the School (cheers). They had also a letter of regret from an old and esteemed master,

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Mr. Yeld, who was at the School over 5o years ; he was also prevented from being present, much to his own regret and theirs, through age, but though absent in body he was with them in spirit. Mr. Toyne mentioned that thanks to the enterprise of the present editors of "The Peterite" their reports were more distinguished than most other school's and the journal also had a certain amount of flavour about it. The journal was one of the oldest school journals in the country, dating from 1834. The pupils were then known as Peternians instead of Peterites. The old motto was lost in the dark period of the School's history, but it had now been discovered to have been, " Ingredere ut profiscas." He suggested that it might well be combined with the present motto, which reads " Super Antiquas

Vias." " May we say," the headmaster continued, " what an honour it is for this school to have the privilege of opening the celebrations of the Booth anniversary of York's greatest possession. This is what we have the honour of doing to-day before the beginning of the Minster celebrations. The feeling that is most with us is the historical sense—that historical sense which had its growth in the latter part of the 19th century and came on with a rush in the loth century. And for us in York, with the Minster representing century after century, even including our own century, that historical sense must be particularly strong in this school. Seventy years ago hardly any history was taught and 25 years ago practically no English History was taught except in the lower departments. This historic sense is largely due to the broadening of education throughout the country. In its turn this growth of the historic sense and appreciation of the past has reacted to the benefit of the Minster traditions, for without its growth this Booth anniversary would very likely have passed, as previous anniversaries have passed, into almost entire oblivion. It is perhaps not realised how this growth of the historic sense and appreciation of the past has progressed and what effect it has had on the religious life of England. Without it the religious sense becomes very often either emotional or highly sentimental, and it is the historic sense which helps us to appreciate the facts about Christianity and the Church. " That is what I consider education in the past three decades has done and helped to do for England and the Church. If rightly read, I think that is the message of this school's history—that it is a great heritage of every Peterite, past present

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and future (cheers). No modern school, however well equipped, however beautifully built in red brick, can ever get that heritage. It is an heritage of 13oo years continuous life. And yet I would like you to realise how nearly it has been destroyed time after time in the School's history. At the time of the Norman Conquest the School was swept away when the library of the Minster, which was one of the greatest assets of this School, was burned. However, Archbishop Thomas who was appointed by William the Conqueror, at once restored the School ; he was himself a religious man and a scholar and he saw the value of education. May I say with sincere gratitude, and with no fulsome flattery, that another great scholar and religious man, the present Archbishop of York, has continued that great interest and has shown sympathy and support in the later years of growth and extension of this School (cheers) . In times past we have received, besides thankful episcopal sympathy, thankful sympathy from Royalty, and to-day I am pleased to read you this message, in answer to a message I sent in the name of the School. It is from His Majesty the King—(cheers) : " I am commanded to express the sincere thanks of the King to the headmaster and pupils of the Royal School of St. Peter, York, for their message of loyalty and affection on the occasion of the i3ooth anniversary of its foundation. In conveying his Majesty's congratulations on this memorable event in the life of one of the oldest public schools in England, I am to assure the boys that the King appreciates their assurances that the School will ever maintain those traditions of loyalty and service for which throughout the centuries it has been justly famed, and which were so nobly manifested by the 70o Peterites who fought and in many cases gave their lives for King and country in the great War.— (Signed) Stamfordham. (cheers). The headmaster said he thought he ought also to read the message which he sent to the King on their behalf. It was as follows :— " The headmaster, staff and pupils of the Royal School of St. Peter, York, humbly beg to convey a sincere expression of loyalty and affection on the occasion of the I3ooth anniversary of the foundation of their School. Ever have they endeavoured to identify themselves with the Royal cause. At the Royal wish, a headmaster, Alcuin, became Minister of Charles the Great ; twice have the buildings been sacrificed to save the Royal armies, once in Norman times, and again in the days of King Charles. At the call of the Archbishop

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Thurstan, the sons of St. Peter marched to the Battle of the Standard. Queen Mary, of blessed memory, in 1557, granted the title of Royal ' to the School, which her Majesty reendowed. Seven hundred Peterites, of whom 90 made the noblest sacrifice, were granted commissions in the last great war. Peterites of to-day and to-morrow will endeavour to maintain their great traditions of loyalty and service." " What do we stand for ? " continued the headmaster, " We stand for the same as we did 1300 years ago—to train the sons of thegns for service to God and to State. Can we better that aim ? And what is the aim of the education we give ? It is to train the mind and body so that we can have a sound judgment. This cannot be done in a year, or two years, and may I repeat the old worn maxim—it is the last year in a boy's life at school which makes him value the years of training he receives at school." " To mark this important event in our history it has been decided to make an effort to meet some of the School's needs. One is the provision of a fine Library and a Sixth-form room, and the other need is—as those who are now assembled here and those who were present last night will readily subscribe to— that this Hall ought to be much bigger (hear, hear). I should like to thank in the name of the School those who have already made us other generous gifts. Amongst them is one from Mr. North, a great classical scholar, who is sending us over a thousand volumes for the new Library, of which 400 are of great value, being an almost complete library of Italian History and other subjects. The founding of a science prize by the Medical Society will be very much appreciated. We also thank the Oxford Old Peterite Club, who have sent a rather novel cup for competition between the Houses. The competition combines everything that a House can do—all that a boy can do for his House in cricket, football, hockey, rowing, rackets, boxing and shooting, and another thing that is included is work. It was a neck and neck race between the School House and Manor House, and it was only in the shooting that the result became known, and the Cup very properly, for the first time, went to my House (laughter and cheers). I have now great pleasure in calling upon the Archbishop of York (cheers).

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THE SCHOOL'S FOUNDATION. The Archbishop, addressing the gathering before distributing the prizes, said that was manifestly a very great occasion. It was indeed a wonderful thing that any school, living and vigorous, should be keeping its i3ooth birthday. " I am told," he said, " there are three schools somewhere in the South of England which boast they are older than St. Peter's in York, and estimated by the prosaic test of dates I suppose they can make good their claim, but certainly this is the oldest school in that part of England which really matters in English life and history—I mean, of course, the North of England." (Applause). After mentioning that the present King and Queen visited the School 24 years ago as the Duke and Duchess of York the Archbishop said that in comparison with the ancient lineage of the School they of course knew that every other school in the country was a mere youngster however famous they may have become. Winchester and Eton, compared to St. Peter's, were mere upstarts and Harrow was but an example of the nauveau riche. (Laughter). Through all the changes of these 13oo years, through fortunes good and evil, this school and the Minster, said the Archbishop, had pursued their course side by side, and it was indeed most wonderful to think that through all these centuries, if he may use a word which had been a good deal controverted of late—the continuity of the Minster and the School had been preserved. To him and to them, even to the youngest boy in the School, it was sonething that appealed to the heart and the imagination that in this i3ooth year, in this living school, the 89th successor of Paulinus should be speaking to them that day. " It is only right on this day," he said, that we should_ go back in memory to what we believe to be our foundation. We have good grounds to believe that the school began with the little company of Yorkshire boys whom Bishop Paulinus. gathered round him about the year 627, but I wish you specially to think not so much of him as of the one who may more properly be described as your first headmaster, known as James the Deacon, because I think in some respects he was a greater man, for when Paulinus was overcome with terror at the onslaughts of the heathens and deserted Yorkshire and retreated to the South, James the Deacon stood steadfast and remained in the North till the end of his days. There are some who claim that James the Deacon was of Yorkshire birth, but whether that be so or not he laid the foundation of that twin tradition of letters and music which has always specially . marked St.. Peter's School.

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" Whatever may be said about the earlier date of Canterbury, Rochester, and London," continued the Archbishop, " this school is marked by the fact that it achieved a fame earlier and greater than every other. Within about 140 years of its first quiet and humble beginnings St. Peter's School was known throughout the length and breadth not only of this country, but even of Western civilisation, for at a very early stage in your life there was given to you not only a great headmaster, but one of the greatest powers of education in the early history of Western civilisation—I refer to your greatest headmasterAlcuin. (Applause). You cannot be spared his name because he was a great Yorkshireman, born about 1,200 years ago in York, and he carried the fame of the school over the length and breadth of Europe. " Like the Minster, after these 1,30o years, the school is still more than ever full of life and hope and vigour," he said, " and in your name I desire to congratulate your present headmaster on the revival that has come to the school and the place he has given it, not only among the schools of the past, but among the +;chools present here in England. (Applause). " This lineage of the school," said the Archbishop, " must of course be a most potent stimulus to loyalty. Loyalty is one of the greatest of all virtues. I wish there were more signs of it at the present time. I have often thought there is no force in English life in its strength, its range and its persistence that is comparable to school loyalty among the boys and men of the English race, and surely if ever there was a school that is bound to be fully charged with loyalty it is a school which is able to celebrate its I300th birthday. But remember this ancient lineage imposes on you who are the heirs of it a very great responsibility. Ancestry may be, and often is, a cause of shame to those who prove unworthy of it it is a source of pride only to those who accept it as a stimulus to their highest and best endeavours, and the claim which these 1,30o years lays upon all Peterites past and present is the old and great and irresistible claim of noblesse oblige. (Applause). That claim will be fulfilled first of all, and obviously each of you will set yourselves to maintain and enhance the great traditions of the school, but more than that it lays upon you all a very special obligation to see to it that wherever you may be you will be found consciously and resolutely serving your country. " How amazing is the proof of the strength and vitality of our English life afforded by these 1,30o years ! You will remember that your school came into being before the Monarchy, before

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the Parliaments and before any of the things we regard as most ancient in our English life, and throughout all these changes this school has been the witness of everything that has made this England which we know. I hope it will not be given to the boys of the future to hear such a terrible summons as that which came to those boo boys of this school during the lifetime of the present generation, but though the summons to fight was one to which this school made its immediate response, the summons to serve in other ways is not less real, and I hope will not be found receiving a less ready and immediate response. " There is another tradition of the school to which I hope it will always be found faithful, and that is the maintenance of the rank that has bound it for these 1,300 years not only to this ancient State but to the even more ancient Church of our Fathers in this land. (Applause). In its early days there were some who were directly trained for the ministry of the Church, and I like to think that still, as in the past, there are many Peterites who will feel that the highest honour to which they can aspire is to have a share ih that great and continuous ministry of the Church. But whether that be so or not, there are other ways in which that great tradition can be fulfilled, and that is that the boys who have been educated here should realise that the greatest, deepest, and strongest element in the history of England has been the life and witness of the Christian faith and the Christian Church. It is upon these invisible foundations that the strength of this nation must rest, and I hope every boy educated here will see to it that by his own life and witness and example such witness and example will be given where it is most needed and will be strengthening the foundations upon which all that is best in our English life and history must rest. " I can see clearly the kind of men this school ought to be sending forth to the service of God in Church and State," concluded the Archbishop. They are men who in a time when the strength of the people has been sapped by self-indulgence, mistaken love of comfort and money were held tight and strong by self-discipline ; men who are resolved for the sake of their country, whatever their work may be, to give it to the best and utmost of their brain and energy ; men who will be ready at all times to think more of the service they can render than to the success they can achieve ; men who will be eager to show their sympathy and understanding to every class and not merely to their own ; men who, above all things, will be conscious that at every stage of their career they are under the highest command

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and who will always give loyalty and obedience ; men who will preserve for all times the noble traditions of a Christian gentleman. (Applause). The Archbishop referred to what the headmaster had said about the provision of a visible and permanent memorial of that anniversary in the form of a new Library Block, for which more than a third of the sum required was already assured, and heartily commended it to the Old Boys and friends of the school.

PRIZE LIST, 1927. J. S. Fryer The Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics The Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics G. P. Easten Whytehead Memorial Prizes for Divinity : Senior J. C. Yates Junior C. Wellington . J. N. Bamforth Headmaster's Prizes for European History English Essay fl ,f J. D. Ferguson " Art ii s Nature better understood " J. N. Bamforth " Philanthropy and 5 % are incompatible." J. S. Fryer Latin Prose : Senior C. Hill Junior 7, F. L. C. Gosden Stephenson Memorial Prize for Greek A. G. Moore Science Prize C. H. P. Bellwood Modern Language Prize Reading Prizes (presented by the O.P. Club) : J. M. Birkett . over 16 under 16 J. B. Pickersgill Junior School J. Scholey „ ,, J. Atkinson Art Prizes : Senior School G. Wood, H. S. Welburn A. J. Darton Junior School ,, Prize for Centenary Poem (presented by G. Yeld, R. R. H. Horsley Esq., M.A.) 71

LUNCHEON. At the conclusion of the Prize Giving, luncheon was served in a marquee in the grounds, the guests numbering about 35o. In addition to those already mentioned above, there were present Sir John Marriott, M.P., the Lady Mayoress (Mrs. Rowntree), the wife of the Sheriff (Mrs. Dodsworth), Mrs. S. M.Toyne, Mrs. Ford, Major-General N. J. G. Cameron, C.B., C.M.G., (coin-

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manding the West Riding Area), the Bishop of Whitby, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gray, Mr. J. J. Hunt and many other prominent citizens. The toasts list is appended :

H.M. The King. The Visitors. Proposed by : the Sheriff. Response by : Major-General Cameron. The Bishop of Whitby.

The School. Proposed by : Sir John Marriott, M.P. Response by : Mr. S. M. Toyne. COMMEMORATION SERVICE. Processional Hymn " The God of Abraham praise." Versicles. Te Deum : Stanford in B flat. The Lesson. Ecclesiasticus xliv. 1-15. Jubilate Deo. The Apostle's Creed. Collects. Hymn : " The Lord of Heaven Confess." The Sermon ; The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Ripon. Collection (in aid of the Exhibition Fund for sons of Clergy). Hymn : " For all the Saints." The Blessing. COMMEMORATION SERMON.

Psalm 116, 11-12. (P.V.B.)—" What reward shall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits that He hath done unto me ? I will receive the cup of salvation, and call upon the Name of the Lord." ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK, 1300TH ANNIVERSARY,

June 26th,

1927.

You, I know, will sympathise with me as much as I sympathise with all my hearers in the unhappy circumstances which, on this day of all others, have put a quite unqualified stranger in the place which was to have been filled by so distinguished an Old Peterite as the Bishop of Carlisle. Possibly an ex post

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facto case for turning in the emergency to the Bishop of Ripon might be based on the close connection between Ripon and York in the days to which the thoughts not of York only but of the whole North of England are being turned this week. But it is really another and a separate loyalty that brings me here, loyalty not to a school but to an Oxford College, of which the Bishop of Carlisle and I were Fellows and Tutors together for many years, and of which, when I joined it as a Fellow, one of the leading undergraduates was an Old Haileyburian by the name of S. M. Toyne. Being here, however, for all my lack of qualification, let me say how much I value the privilege so unexpectedly thrust upon me. As it happens, there are several Public Schools in which I have been allowed to feel as much at home as in my own. And if the accident which brings me here to-day should seem sufficient warrant for claiming a link, however slight, with St. Peter's in the future, I shall feel that my courage in intruding has met with a most desirable reward. You will not expect me, in the circumstances, to try to bring into my sermon such knowledge of your early history as, in the last week or two, I have tried conscientiously to acquire. But it may help me to some degree to stand beside you in the present and ask you to face the future in the light of both the present and the past. Like so many other schools, you look back to small beginnings, though made under the aegis of a great name, and to a history linked throughout with that of a great Church. More clearly than in most cases, you came into being " for the glory of God " ; and by the blessing of God you have grown and thriven for the 13 centuries for which this Service is your corporate thanksgiving. " Our house was built in lowly ways, But God looked down upon her ; He gave her wealth, and length of days, And brought her to great honour." What reward, then, are you going to give unto the Lord for all His benefits towards you ? If it is natural to meet in Chapel for the culminating and most characteristic act of such an anniversary—if it is natural to recognise the hand of God at all in such matters, and if God Himself matters at all,—in what way is the future history of St. Peter's to mark your sense of God's hand in the past ?

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We see and hear a good deal to-day of the revolt against convention on the part of the younger generation, and of the way in which Religion suffers in their eyes through its unnatural alliance with convention. Yet there is, I think, a real risk of losing the heart out of a great occasion like this through unconscious yielding to that very conventionality which so many of us repudiate. We live in an age of anniversaries. Every other week there is the jubilee or the centenary of somebody or something ; and we tend to celebrate them all in certain stereotyped ways. An appeal for funds, a dinner, a service : something either useful or ornamental which someone either opens or unveils : speeches, above all, and morals pointed : and then— life exactly as it was before. Dare I suggest that you, who have no commonplace centenary to celebrate, and whose millennium itself is already further off than the foundation of many of the great schools of England, should see to it that this commemoration is as original as it deserves to be ? Will you let it include what is generally implied on such occasions, but seldom seems to materialise—a presentation to God Himself ? If this thanksgiving service means anything, it would plainly be appropriate, in the words of our text, to offer " a reward to God : " and it ought to be something that really will appeal to Himself. We all know the sort of birthday present which is chosen more with the giver than with the receiver in view. And one wonders whether the offerings sometimes made on commemorative occasions, and marked " Ad Majorem dei Gloriam," can give Him any more satisfaction than visiting royalties may be supposed to derive from the addresses presented by Mayors and Corporations, who possibly justify to themselves the expenditure involved by the advertisement given to their city and neighbourhood. There are, I fear, many War Memorials up and down the country which, though again inscribed " A.M.D.G." leave God exactly where He was before, and even, by their purely selfish character, obscure the real meaning of the " Great Sacrifice " which they are by way of commemorating. So much are we the slaves of convention even in an age which has declared war upon conventionality. And again I venture to suggest that, with such a very special anniversary to celebrate, you should break with convention, letting God Himself, for once, be the chief beneficiary from your celebrations as well as receiving homage as the chief Benefactor of your School. That, of course, is where my text comes in. " What reward shall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits that He hath done unto me ? I will receive the cup of salvation and call upon

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the Name of the Lord," it at once checks a wrong, though natural, turn of our thoughts and meets our desire for originality with a refreshing paradox. We have not to cudgel our brains to find some new form of presentation to God, but to open our hands and hearts to receive a further gift from Him. The one thing men can give to God which otherwise He must go without is opportunities of giving Himself to us or to others. And this, after all, is not so much of a paradox if, again in defiance of convention, we try to put some real meaning into the trite saying, " God is Love." The best gift you can give to one who loves you is an avowal that you want his love and an excuse for offering it to you. And, since " God is Love," the best " reward " that we can give to Him, at the bidding of personal or corporate gratitude, is t o " receive the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of the Lord " : to make, that is, further demands upon all that we already know Him to be, that is what we mean by His Name, and, having acknowledged our indebtedness, just go more deeply into debt. All of which may well, to some of you, seem utterly unpractical, as well as inappropriate to an occasion like this. That I am defying the conventions governing such anniversary sermons, I admit. If I did not, how could I ask you to break away from the conventions governing anniversaries ? But I do not plead guilty to being either inappropriate or unpractical, once you take into account the greatest need of our generation and the original purpose of this School. Go back first to the days of Paulinus and Wilfrid and the rest of them. They set up schools under the shadow of churches because the churches needed the products of schools, and because the right products, for their purpose, would not come from the schools unless they too were bathed in all that the churches stood for. Their scholars were not merely to be right men : they were to be missionaries and nation-builders also. Or rather, given the conditions of England in that age, they could not be " right men " unless they were also reformers and pioneers. To have acquiesed in the status quo would sufficiently have discredited their Christian education. The task of the Christian Church in Britain then was to introduce a principle of unity into a population hopelessly and irrationally divided ; to paint in such a background to men's thinking as would enable them to make sense of life ; and to make possible a new and higher sort of conduct by offering at once a sufficient motive and the needed motive-power. And the pagan chiefs and populations

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yielded so quickly to the Church largely because they already knew within them that their old faiths were merely will-o'the-wisps, that their old life could only lead to chaos. Hence the readiness of kings and nobles to send their sons to be your predecessors in this School. It did its work and justified its existence by helping to leaven the lump that was yet to be England with the faith apart from which this England never would have been. And the leaven worked by leavening individual lives, men who, whether as warriors, thegns, or clergy, had learned how to hitch their wagons, however primitive, to a star, however " faint and far-descried " ; who knew, in other words, what it was to " receive the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord," to draw on springs of moral power not accessible to their heathen neighbours, and, in days when moral standards were chaotic, to set their course by what they knew, however mistily, of the Name—the Character—of God. Picture one of your school-fellows, who had (say) enjoyed the teaching and friendship of St. John of Beverley or of Alcuin's beloved master, Albert, going out into life under the pressure of that gratitude to his school which most old boys have felt on the last day of their last term, and asking himself : " What reward shall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits that he hath done unto me ? " Surely no answer could have been more practical or more appropriate than that of our text : " I will receive the cup of salvation," not only to drink of it myself, but to be able to put it to the lips of others, " and will call upon the Name of the Lord," so giving Him the benefit, so to speak, of the advertisement, the credit for what he has already done for me. And is it any different to-day ? True, on the surface, all is changed. Thor and Woden and all they stood for are so much archaeology. Churches whose size and beauty would have startled even the ambitious and aesthetic Wilfrid are taken for granted not in Cathedral cities only but in ordinary towns and even villages as well. Long since, England has not only won her own political unity, but created the widest and most complex political organism which the world has ever seen, the British Commonwealth of Nations. But beneath the surface, isn't there much that recalls the conditions of 13oo years ago ? Is not the lump which the early sons of York went out to leaven, and so bind together, shewing signs of cracking up and crumbling ? What is Bolshevism (in that wider sense which covers the extravagances of Belgravia as well as of Glasgow or

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West Ham), but the old chaotic pagan outlook reasserting itself against the discipline of Jesus Christ ? Are we not constantly being told that the one hope of the future lies in a new birth Of earnestness and faith ? The latest historian of our nation, Mr. G. M. Trevelyan, in almost the closing sentence of his book, suggests that, though the peculiar difficulties of those early days were very different, the dangers to the nation's life to-day are just as great. " In the earlier scene man's impotence to contend with nature made his life brutish and brief. To-day his very command over nature, so admirably and marvellously won, has become his greatest peril." (p. 703) : because, as he has just pointed out, " Man's power over nature " has " far outstripped his moral and mental development." The need, you see, is for a new spirit, big enough to bear the burden of this age. And a new spirit can only come through men who carry and are themselves transfigured by it, as fire can only ride on the back of some bit of matter which at the same time it consumes. The force of circumstances, which presses so hardly upon our generation, can only be met and tamed and turned to good account by the force of true convictions : and convictions only live and work through men who are themselves convinced and, because convinced, converted also, to be the slaves, the victims of their faith. " Belief's fire, once in us, Make of all else but stuff to shew itself. We penetrate our life with such a glow As fire lends wood or iron." We have quite a fair proportion of men to-day who are good enough as far as they go, living in a tradition put upon them like a garment, not living by and for a vision that is like fire within their bones. But they are not the right men for such a time as this. The right men for to-day are the same as were right for the England of the 7th century, the sort this School was then founded to send forth : missionaries, reformers, pioneers. And sometimes " the good is the enemy of the best." Sometimes the Public Schools, for instance, are content to send out " good men," wonderfully good so far as they go, while unconsciously almost discouraging " the best." For all our modern revolt against convention, nowhere is it apt to be more worshipped than in a Public School ; and through this worship men narrow down their sense of vocation and cramp the style of their souls. They stop at being " sound," when they might and ought to be inspired. Is it then so unpractical and inappropriate to urge a breach with convention as the feature of this almost

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unparalled commemoration, and, as its crown, a real presentation to God : a " reward for all His benefits " in the form which He Himself desires ? In days when church-building is a simpler problem than the filling of churches already built ; when most of those we have are already beautiful enough for all practical purposes, and future elaboration of their worship is less likely to attract than to repel ; when life in general suffers, if anything, from over-equipment on the material side, and there is a real danger of the community doing so much for the individual that the individual will not do anything either for the community or for himself : in days when an increasing number of men and women know in their hearts that, without religion, the bottom falls out of life, and yet, especially in the educated classes, the number of those who will acknowledge this conviction by joining in public worship seems to grow smaller, and the number of those who will enter the Christian Ministry to help to mend things is probably lower than ever before ; is there any " reward " which a school like this can give to God, as it looks back over thirteen centuries of His benefits, to be compared with that of a new company of men prepared, in the same way as Paulinus and his fellows, to " receive the cup of salvation and call upon the Name of the Lord " ? There is no time left to speak of what " the cup of salvation " means. But you know of yourselves that it means much more than any mere outward observance of religion. The essence of it, true, is expressed in one great Christian observance, in which we take a cup, and drink, and shew forth the death of the Saviour of the world. But that cup only really becomes for us " the cup of salvation " in proportion as it helps to fire our veins with His Spirit and makes us sharers in His work. For " to be saved is only this, Salvation from our selfishness " : and you can measure the extent of your own salvation by the extent to which you in turn are saving others. Some old boys, I am sure ,are thinking to-day of those who might have been beside them, but that, in so saving others, themselves they could not save. And all of us who remember also how, for millions, the cup of sacrifice was then the cup of salvation, and men found a new freedom and happiness, independent of " circumstances," in giving their lives " a ransom for many." It is the same spirit we need to-day to renew the same

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experience and bring back the greatness we knew then. But we need not wait for some new catastrophe to restore it, at a cost of which one shudders to think. The cup of salvation is held out to each one all the time by Him Who first filled it with His own blood shed for us. The one " reward " He asks is that we would " receive it," " and call upon the Name of the Lord." For so our lives will be helping to justify His death : and we, like Him and through Him, shall be saviours of the world. TO THE SCHOOL. To commemorate the Royal Message and to show my appreciation of the manner in which all the boys and Masters have laboured to make the celebrations a success, I propose to give Wednesday morning as a holiday and rest. May I offer condolences to Cricketers and gymnasts on their disappointment, congratulations to the actors and orchestra on their enterprise and achievements ? Lastly, the Choir and School must be told that the service on Sunday was the finest inspiration which I have heard at a school in my 22 years as a schoolmaster. S. M. TOYNE,

Headmaster. LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS. We are asked to announce that another ..9c.cl is urgently needed to ensure the commencement of the building.

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Rev. A. Ping .... Major S. H. Green J. E..Mammatt E. Ashby .... Rev. Canon Guy T. Harwood .... Woollons & Harwood The Archbishop of York Rev. W. Baird . . W. Kendall .... W. Brook .... J. L. Brockbank J. C. Burgin .... F. Shann . T. W. Walker .... T. SherWood . Col. White ..

5 I I o 5 I 1 o 2 2 0 I I 0 2 2 0 I0 0 0 I0 I0 0 I I 0 I 0 0 2 2 0 Io 6 I I o io 6 I I o 2 2 0

.... E. L. Smith T. Shearman, junr. F. S. Pearson .... P. Daintry Mrs. Young .... Camb. 0. P. (2nd Don.) Col. F. Ditmas J. D. Ferguson .... J. L. & A. H. McCowen F. E. Adams .... H. Morley & Sons Messrs. Gray & Dodsworth Major B. Smith Rev. J. A. Easten Miss E. Wilson .... Hilton Robinson

Total to 15 : vii. :

I 0 0 2 2 0 I I 0 2 0 0 I0 2 2 0. 2 2 0 I I 2 0 0. I I

5 0 10 o 2 2 0 I0 0 0

0 I 0 5 o o

L2095 16 o

....

CENTENARY BUILDING FUND. It is hoped that actual building may be begun during January of next year (1928), so that those who have already made promises towards the fund are asked to forward their contributions at their earliest convenience.

Manor Dayboys

HOUSE HOCKEY MATCHES. Manor Manor 6—i Grove 8—o

Manor 2—I School House School House 3-1 Rise The only close game in the competition was that between the House and the Manor in the final. This was played at a fast pace throughout and the result was open until the last minute of the game. In the first half the School House attacked continuously but their efforts lacked finish and they could not score, whilst the Manor netted from their only opportunity. In the second half the House quickly equalised, and continued to storm the Manor goal. Shot after shot went astray and eventually the forwards tired. The Manor forwards then began

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to get possession and, after a hot attack on the House goal, Fergusson put his side ahead with a good goal. This proved to be the final score and so the Manor won a pleasant and exciting match by 2 goals to 1.

ATHLETIC SPORTS. An outbreak of mumps in the School at the end of the Easter Term made it necessary to curtail the programme. It was decided to cancel all the handicap events and to run only those which counted for points in the House Shield. Further, instead of having one orgy of races on the last Monday, the events were worked off, piecemeal, during the preceding week. The weather was not very kind and by the end of the week the track was marked by a circle of mud while the high jump was held in the Gym. The conditions were not favourable to record breakers but the racing on the whole was good. At the conclusion of the last day's racing the Prizes were presented by the Headmaster, in front of the Pavilion, during a clement interval. The Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who assisted in various capacities, as Judges, Starters, Timekeepers and Bellmen. The Prizewinners were :Too Yards (under 14) : I. J. V. Huzzard ; 2, H. W. Metcalfe. Long Jump (under 15) : I, H. Webster ; 2, L. Wareham. High Jump (under 15) : i, H. Webster ; 2, W. B. Campbell. 220 Yards (under 15) : I, E. Pawson ; 2, L. Wareham. Steeplechase (under 15) : 1, E. Pawson ; 2, J. B. Doyle. zoo Yards (under 16) : I, H. A. Patrick ; 2, E. Pawson. Quarter Mile (under 16) : 1, H. A. Patrick ; 2, K. C. Bean. High Jump (open) : 1, W. Elliott ; 2, D. Gray. Long Jump (open) : i, W . G. Hutton ; 2, R. L. Rhodes. Steeplechase (open) : 1, A. G. Moore ; 2, J. M. Birkett. Quarter Mile (open) : i, C. Dixon ; 2, W. A. Clarke. Half Mile (open) : 1, C. Dixon : 2, J. M. Birkett. zoo Yards (open) : 1, G. Wood ; 2, C. L. Troop. Mile (open) : 1, C. Dixon, 2, J. M. Birkett, 3, J. D. Maclldowie. Tug-of-War : School House. House Relay Race : 1, Clifton Grove ; 2, Clifton Rise. Victor Ludorum : C. Dixon. Inter House Athletic Shield : School House.

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CRICKET.

CRICKET RETROSPECT AND CHARACTERS. Probably few summer terms have so utterly betrayed their trust to ensure warm cricket weather. There has hardly been a really hard wicket and several of the team are essentially hard wicket batsmen. With the exception of the first-rate show against the M.C.C. the results of matches have been singularly disappointing, because it was thought that the team might lack bowling, but would certainly not lack batting. As events proved, however, the bowling was extremely good and except on the soft wicket at Durham, it was always more than equal to the opponents' batting. The fielding improved in a most satisfactory manner and was distinctly smart and safe. The second XI. did much better than appeared likely, but at times the young XI. of colts seemed relatively to be the best feature. Their chief fault was in the field, because they were apt to get out of position and the bowler did not wait for his fielders to move where he wanted. This blemish is often found in better cricket, but happily lacking in the 1st XI. Mid-off and mid-on in all the teams should have been quicker to anticipate the necessity of backing up. This gives other fielders the opportunity of running batsmen out and here young cricketers might beware of backing up too close to the wicket.

W. ELLIOT (captain). A dashing batsman, at present lacking in patience. He played some great innings, but failed too often. A safe and neat coverpoint. As captain he showed discretion with his bowling and only rarely bowled himself, an unusual virtue in captains. C. L. TROOP, a good wicket-keeper. As a batsman, he would have made runs, if he could have kept his legs out of the way. J. B. D. CHAPMAN, an aggressive batsman and a quick fielder. W. G. HUTTON opened the season well, but his obvious weakness is too soon discovered by a brainy bowler. J. D. Mclldowie, a fast bowler, who might get the best of batsmen out—or at any rate prevent the continuance of their innings. C. DIXON got many wickets owing to his unconscious ability to flight the ball. A vastly improved bat. H. HAIGH LUMBY kept an excellent length and owing to his habit of getting a little body into bowling can make the ball spin off the pitch.

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269

N. W.

RICHARDSON played some useful innings, but he was late in beginning. He might easily become a good cricketer. C. F. WILLIAMS was a long time in finding form. At present he has no strokes for a wet wicket. M. F. HUDSON a quick fielder, but like Williams is devoid of strokes for a slow wicket. P. M. PERRY, a useful slow bowler, who will puzzle batsmen who treat him with respect. With experience he might snare a full bag of wickets. H. H. THOMAS should do well. Has height and reach and plays straight.

IsT XI. CRICKET. SCHOOL v. NORTHERN COMMAND. This match was played at the School on Wednesday, May 25th. The Northern Command batted first, opening against the bowling of Maclldowie and Dixon, with Capt. Harriett and Majop Cauntor. In the second over the latter was bowled by Maclldowie. The wickets fell rapidly, the score being five wickets down for 49. However Lieut. Crawford and Capt. Beacher saved the situation, and eventually the score reached 128. The School fared badly at the outset, seven wickets falling for 33 runs, but Maclldowie, Dixon and Richardson saved a collapse, and assisted the total to 87. The School lost by fortyone runs, chiefly owing to good bowling by Capt. Beacher who took seven wickets for 3o runs. NORTHERN COMMAND. ro Capt. Harriett, run out Maj. Cauntor, b Maclldowie 3 Armstrong, c Troop b Mac21 Ildowie Capt. Price, b Dixon 5 Lieut. Springhall, c Troop b Haigh Lumby 3 Lieut. Crawford, b Haigh Lumby 20 Sergt. Heath, c Haigh Lumby II b Dixon R.S.M. Piper, b Dixon . . . 7 Capt. Beacher, b Richardson . 43 R. B. Sharp, b Haigh Lumby.... 3 I Emerson, not out I Extras Total

128

SCHOOL. C. F. Williams, b Beacher W. G. Hutton, run out W. Eilliott, b Beacher J. B. D. Chapman, b Beacher F. H. Douglas, b Beacher C. L. Troop, lbw. b Beacher N. Richardson, b Beacher M. F. Hudson, b Beacher C. Dixon, b Emerson J. D. Maclldowie, b Cauntor. H. Haigh Lumby, not out....

Extras Total

I 0

5 4 I 4 14 4 15 17 14

8 87

270 Bowler. J. D. Maclldowie C. Dixon .... H. Haigh-Lumby N. W. Richardson

CRICKET.

0. 8 9 8.4 4

M. 0 I 0 0

R. 30

32 33 32

W. 2 3 3 1

SCHOOL V. THE MASTERS.

Played at home on Thursday, May 26th, 1927. The School batted first on a good wicket, and declared at 204 for two wickets. Hutton scored a capital century, hitting thirteen fours in 109. Chapman and Troop also showed good form scoring 31 and 44. The Masters then went in, but fared badly, losing Mr. Chilman in the second ball of the innings. Mr. Toyne made a good stand and added twenty-seven for the third wicket. After this, however, the wickets fell rapidly, the total score amounting to 66. Maclldowie and Dixon bowled very well, Maclldowie taking four for 18 and Dixon five for 29. The School won by 138 runs. MASTERS. K. G. Chilman, Esq., b MacIldowie S. M. Toyne, Esq., c and b Mac-. 30 Ildowie J. T. Davies, Esq., c Dixon b Maclldowie Rev. F., H. Barnby, c Elliott b 8 Dixon J. C. R. King, Esq., b MacIldowie D. Norwood, Esq , lbw. b Dixon 2 K. H. Rhodes, Esq., c. MacIldowie b Dixon P. H. Sykes, Esq., b Haigh Lumby 7 C. R. Featherstone, Esq., b Dixon L. H. G. Baker, Esq., c Troop 8 b Dixon F. H. Potter, Esq., not out 10 Extras 66

Total Bowler. J. D. Maclldowie, C. Dixon, .... H. Haigh-Lumby,

0. 9 12.4 4

M. 2 4 2

SCHOOL. W. G. Hutton, not out 109 W. Elliott, b Rev. F. H. Barnby 3 J. B. D. Chapman, c S. M. Toyne, Esq. b K. G. Chilman Esq. 31 C. L. Troop, not out 44 F. H. Douglas N. W. Richardson C. Dixon M. F. Hudson Did not J. D. Burrows bat. J. D. Maclldowie H. Haigh Lumby Extras

Total (for 2)

204

R. 18 29 9

W. 4 5

271

CRICKET. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL.

The match was played at St. Peter's York, on May 28th, 1927. The School batted first opening well, the first wicket falling at 66. Hutton went on to make 8o, scoring well all round the wicket, and the School were all out for 178. Pocklington opened disastrously losing one wicket for none and two for four. The fourth wicket fell at thirty-five and the fifth at 52, finally the side was out for 63. At the end of the innings Dixon did a remarkable hat-trick taking in all four wickets in the same over, three with consecutive balls, for no runs. The School won by 115 runs. SCHOOL. W. Elliott, b Wilson W. G. Hutton, c Binns b Smailes J. D. B. Chapman, b Smailes C. L. Troop, b Fleming F. H. Douglas, c and b Fleming N. W. Richardson, c Stowell b Smailes C. Dixon, b Smailes M. F. Hudson, lbw. b Smailes J. D. Burrows, b Stowell J. D. Maclldowie, not out H. Haigh Lumby, b Smailes Extras Total

Bowler. J. D. Maclldowie H. Haigh-Lumby C. Dixon

SCHOOL. POCKLINGTON T. F. Smailes, c Troop b Maclldowie F. 0. Redshaw, run out G. C. Bottomley, run out W. H. L. Wright, b Maclldowie W. E. D. Bell, c Richardson b Maclldowie A. H. Wilson, b Dixon D. R. Stowell, lbw. b HaighLumby S. W. Tennant, not out D. W. A. Fleming, c& b Dixon T. M. Binns, b Dixon S. F. Weedon, b Dixon Extras

8o io 2 15 4 o 12 6 4 2 14

Total

178

0. io II 1.5

15 25 8 2

4 63

2 4

R. 32 27

W. 3 4

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. SANDHURST WANDERERS. Played at York, on 3rd June, 1927. Sandhurst batted first, and opened poorly, the first wicket falling for 7 runs, After the fifth wicket, which fell for 32 runs, a collapse ensued, the score being 37 runs for 8 wickets. Sandhurst were all out for 45 runs. The School had four masters playing for them, but opened as badly as Sandhurst, with seven runs for one wicket. Nevertheless, K. G. Chilman, Esq. had a good innings, scoring 63, and the School were dismissed for 155.

CRICKET.

272

SCHOOL.

SANDHURST WANDERERS.

Capt. F. Cavendish, b Mac8 Ildowie Capt. Pollard, lbw. b J. T 2 Davies, Esq. J. B. McCance, c S. M. Toyne, 6 Esq. b Ha igh-Lu mbv F. M. Bucher, c and b HaighLumby 5 8 C. A. R. Nevill, b Haigh-Lumby C. A. Harvey, b Maclldowie 3 J. Masterton-Smith, c J. T 2 Davies, Esq. b Haigh-Lumby B. J. G. Madden, b HaighLumby J. L. Graham, run out M. V. Milbank, b Haigh-Lumby 4 Capt. B. Foljambe, not out Extras 9 Total

W. Elliott, c Madden b Milbank

b Milbank 14 J. B. D. Chapman, b Milbank 20 C. L. Troop, b Milbank S. M. Toyne, Esq., b Milbank io K. G. Chilman, Esq. ; c Harvey b Madden 63 J. T. Davies, Esq., b Madden Rev. F. H. Barnby. c Harvey b Madden 8 J. D. Maclldowie, b Madden 8 C. Dixon, not out H. Haigh-Lumby, c Nevill b Madden 2 Extras 28 Total

Bowler. J. D. Maclldowie J. T. Davies, Esq. H. Haigh-Lumby

O. 9 3 5.4

W. G. Hutton, c Capt. Pollard

R. 21 4 II

M. 2 2 2

155

W. 2 6

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. WORKSOP COLLEGE.

This match was played in perfect weather at Worksop College, on June 4th, 1927. The School batted first opening against the bowling of Isenman and Christison. Elliott batted well, scoring a good 41. But for Chapman (25) and Hudson (15) the rest did badly, and the side was out for 129. Worksop College then went in and opened carefully against Maclldowie and Haigh-Lumby. Great enthusiasm resulted when the eighth wicket fell for io8, but despite excellent bowling which considerably lengthened the School's chance, the ninth fell at 134 and the loth at 135. The School lost by 6 runs. SCHOOL.

W. Elliott, c Turner b Godley W. G. Hutton, c Hepplewhite b Isenman J. B. D. Chapman, c Christison b Godley C. L. Troop, c Briggs b Christison F. H. Douglas, b Isenman N. W. Richardson, b Godley M. F. Hudson, b Christison .

4' 4 25 4 8 I 15

C. Dixon, b Christison J. D. Burrows, c Laing, b Godley J. D. Maclldowie, not out H. Haigh-Lumby, c Tinson b Godley Extras Total

2 7

129

CRICKET.

2 73

WORKSOP COLLEGE.

R. W. Tilson, b Haigh-Lumby V. L. Hepplewhite, lbw. Mac-

Ildowie N. M. M. Turner, c Elliott b Dixon G. C. Briggs, b 1VIacIldowie A. Christison, b Haigh-Lumby P. G. D. Langhorne, c Troop b MacIldowie G. Laiag, b MacIldowie Bowler. J. D. MacIldowie H. Haigh-Lumby C. Dixon ...

0. 23 25.4 10

C. Godley, st. Troop, b Haigh-Lumby G. E. Moore, c Elliott b Dixon W. Kinsey, not out J. C. Isenman, b Haigh-Lumby Extras F.

io 26

29 18 8 0

15 10

135

Total

M. 4 7

R. 6o 48

W. 4 4 2

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. H. L. LYON'S XII.

This match was also played in delightful weather at Hillam Hall. The School again batted first. The first two wickets fell at 25, Elliott making 15. Finally the side was out for 66 runs. H. L. Lyon's Esq's XI. opened well against MacIldowie and Haigh-Lumby scoring 63 for the loss of only two wickets. Finally, however, a rot set in and the side was out for 149. The match was played 12 a side and the School lost by 84 runs. H. L.

SCHOOL.

Io W. G. Hutton, b Beaumont W. Elliott, c W. Hudson b Ashwell 15 J. B. D. Chapman, b Willey 4 C. L. Troop, c Ashwell b Willey 5 S. M. Toyne, Esq., b Beaumont Io 0 C. F. Williams, c& b Willey N. W. Richardson, b Willey 9 H. H. Thomas, c James b Willey 4 F. H. Douglas, st. Wordsworth b Willey 3 J. D. MacIldowie, b Beaumont C. Dixon, b Beaumont H. Haigh-Lumby, not out Extras 5 Total Bowler. J. D. MacIldowie H. Haigh-Lumby N. W. Richardson C. Dixon .. H. Thomas

15 6.2 4 13 3

XI.

Total

LYON'S

H. Wordsworth, c Douglas b Dixon 39 6 L. James, b MacIldowie L. Hodges, st. Troop b Dixon 3o A. Alexander, c Chapman b Dixon 19 L. Wheeler, b MacIldowie 0 H. Willey, b Dixon 3 0 W. Hudson, c Troop b Dixon W. Morley, b MacIldowie I W. Beaumont, c Richardson b Dixon J. Collins, b Haigh-Lumby.... 35 Major Ashwell, b Thomas.... 9 2 H. L. Lyon, not out 2 Extras

4 I

149

R. 49 15 26 45 12

W. 3 6 I

CRICKET.

2 74

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. YORKSHIRE CLERGY. This match was played at home on Thursday, June 9th, 1927, in bad weather. Rain postponed play until 2-3o. At last the School batted first, scoring well, Chapman making a good 57. The School then declared after the tea interval at 195 for 6. The Clergy then batted and but for a stand between Rev. C. Crane and Rev. R. W. Hall the side fared badly being all out for 87. The School won by 108 runs. YORKSHIRE CLERGY.

SCHOOL.

W. G. Hutton, c Carter b Crane

Canon R. G. Glennie, c Chap-

22 20

man b MacIldowie .. Rev. A. B. Carter, run out Rev. R. F. Cardale, b MacIldowie Rev. C. E. D. Crane, c Troop b Maclldowie Rev. J. L. James, b HaighLumby Rev. R. W. Hall, not out Rev. Powell, b Haigh-Lumby Rev. R. Pulleen, b Maclldowie E. R. Pickersgill, c Chapman b Richardson Rev. Elliott, b Richardson Rev. Knight, b Richardson Extras

W. Elliott, c and b Crane J. B. D. Chapman b Crane 57 23 C. L. Troop, run out 12 C. F. Williams, not out N. W. Richardson, lbw. b Car27 dale Did H. H. Thomas not F. H. Douglas bat. J. D. Maclldowie C. Dixon, c Hall b Cardale 9 H. Haigh-Lumby did not bat 25 Extras

Total

195

Total 0.

Bowler. J. D. Maclldowie

H. Haigh-Lumby C. Dixon .. N. W. Richardson .•

•••

9 8 5

3° 22 27

1.4

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL

4 22

13 19 4 0 0 0 0

7 87

W. 4 2

DURHAM SCHOOL.

This match was played away at Durham School in very fine weather on Saturday, June 11th, 1927. The School batted first opening with Hutton and Elliott. A good first wicket stand ensued, the first wicket falling at 32. Williams made a good steady 27 and Hudson played admirably, scoring 16 not out. The side was then all out for 164. Durham then went in batting admirably scoring 121 for the loss of only two wickets. They then passed the School's total and lost a third wicket at 185.

275

CRICKET. DURHAM SCHOOL.

SCHOOL

G. Hutton, b Adamson W. Elliott, c Meikle b Smeddle J. B. D. Chapman, b Smeddle C. L. Troop, b Adamson C. F. Williams, c& b Smeddle N. W. Richardson, c Jordan b Meikle M. F. Hudson, not out J. D. Burrows, b Smeddle. J. D. Maclldowie, c Adamson b Smeddle C. Dixon, c Adamson b Maclaren H. Haigh-Lumby, c Elliott b Maclaren Extras W.

38 20

4 12

27 6 i6 5 8 17 2

9 164

Total Bowler. J. D. Maclldowie H. Haigh-Lumby C. Dixon . N. W. Richardson J. B. D. Chapman

0. 14

D. Y. Caldwell, c& b HaighLumby 19 C. F. Cardale, not out 52 J. E. Jordan, c & b Chapman 38 J. A. Adamson, c Hudson b Haigh-Lumby 71 P. G. Maclaren H. S. Green R. W. Smeddle Did not G. B. Wood bat. R. S. Meikle T. E. Elliott R. C. Griffin Extras 5

4 3 1.3

185

Total (for 3) R. 49 58 26 24

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

This match was played on the Bootham School Ground on Wednesday, June 15th, 1927. Elliott and Hutton opened the batting for the School. Elliott went on to score a magnificent century hitting twenty one fours in his 142 not out. Chapman also did well, scoring 42. The School then declared at 25o for 5. Bootham School then batted losing their first wicket at 51. Play became slow and finally stumps were drawn with the score at 182 for 5. The match was drawn in favour of the

School. BOOTHAM SCHOOL.

SCHOOL.

W. Elliott, not out W. G. Hutton, c and b Eyres J. B. D. Chapman, c Hoyland b Francis C. L. Troop, b Eyres C. F. Williams, run out N. W. Richardson, b Davidson M. F. Hudson F. H. Douglas Did not J. D. Maclldowie bat. C. Dixon H. Haigh-Lumby Extras Total (for 5) declared

142 II 42 8 12

17 25o

J. L. Porter, lbw. b HaighLumby W. F. Hoyland, b Dixon A. J. Cadman, b Haigh-Lumby B. A. Eyres, b Haigh-Lumby R. K. Kirkham, c Troop b Haigh-Lumby K. F. Nicholson, not out J. F. Shackleton, not out A. D. Edmundson Did not C. E. Francis bat. G. B. Kirkham j C. L. Davidson Extras Total (for 5)

33 40 24 36 0

57 5

7 182

CRICKET.

276 Bowler. J. D. Maclldowie H. Haigh-Lumby C. Dixon . . N. W. Richardson J. B. D. Chapman W. Elliott....

M. 4 3 4

0. 15 22 12 5

R. 54 51 20 22 9 15

W. 4 I

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL A XI. v. CLIFTON. This match was played at home in good weather on Saturday, June i8th, The School batted first, making a good first wicket stand for 64 runs. Elliott made a good 57 and Hutton scored 37. The side was all out for 204. Clifton then went in to bat but were all out for 77, chiefly owing to good bowling by Dixon who took 5 for 28. SCHOOL.

W. Elliott, b S. Harrison W. G. Hutton, c Taylor b Davies J. B. D. Chapman, c S. Harrison b Henderson C. L. Troop, lbw. b S. Harrison C. F. Williams, c Taylor b Myton N W.. Richardson, run out M. F. Hudson, c Bedford b Johnson F. H. Douglas, lbw. b S Harrison C. Dixon, c Bedford b S Harrison H. Thomas, b S. Harrison P. M. Perry, not out Extras

57 37

26 2 23 8 23

Bowler. H. Thomas C. Dixon .. N. W. Richardson P. M. Perry W. Elliott .

••

6 15 3 12 14 4 3 Io 2

6 I

Io II

204.

Total

CLIFTON. V. Bedford, lbw. b Dixon A. Dale, b Thomas G. Henderson, st. Troop b Dixon C. Johnson, b Dixon S. Harrison, b Dixon W. Taylor, st. Troop b Richardson J. T. Davies, lbw. b Elliott Rev. F. H. Barnby, not out C. Myton, c Hutton b Perry W. Harrison, b Richardson T. Young, b Dixon Extras

Total

0. 6

R. 17

5 2 .3

5 0

W. I

5 2 I I

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. M.C.C. The weather was poor at the commencement but cleared up later during the match, which was played at home on Friday, July ist, 1927. The M.C.C. brought a powerful side and the

CRICKET.

277

School's display may be considered a very creditable performance. The School batted first but fared badly at the start. However a good stand between Dixon (64) and Richardson (35) put on 67 runs for the seventh wicket. Finally the side declared at 191 for 9. The M.C.C. then went in and at first fared badly losing one wicket for none and two for twenty-two. Holdsworth batted very well, however, and the score when stumps were drawn was 175 for 5. A great deal of this last part of the scoring was due to vigorous innings by S. M. Toyne and S S. M. Delius, who put on forty runs in fifteen minutes. SCHOOL. W. Elliott, c J. E. Tew b Powell W. G. Hutton, lbw. b Holdsworth J. B. D. Chapman, c J. R. Barnes b Powell C. L. Troop, c Belt b Powell.... C. F. Williams, b Powell M. F. Hudson, run out C. Dixon, st. Brinckman b Powell N. W. Richardson, c J. E. Tew b Belt J. D. MacIldowie, c S. M Toyne b Powell P. M. Perry, not out H. Haigh-Lumby, did not bat Extras

5 21 9 19

3 3 64 35

Bowler. J. D. MacIldowie H. Haigh-Lumby C. Dixon . P. M. Perry .... W. Elliott .

O. 14 ro 4 2 2

o 63

8 13 191

Total (for 9)

M.C.C. C. E. Anson, c Williams b MacIldowie P. Higson, b Haigh-Lumby E. F. Holdsworth, b MacIldowie J. E. Tew, b MacIldowie J. R. Barnes, c Dixon b MacIldowie S. S. M. Delins, not out S. M. Toyne, not out Capt. T. E. W. Brinckman Did H. D. Swan not Belt bat. Powell Extras

175

Total (for 5) R. 67 46

W. 4 2

13 i6

THE SCHOOL v. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE.

This match was played at home in brilliant weather on Satuiday, July 9th, 1927. Ampleforth College won the toss and decided to bat. Maclldowie and Haigh-Lumby opened the bowling for the School. Haigh-Lumby soon met with success, Troop taking H. King off his bowling in the third ball of his over. Finally despite a stand between Rabnett (2o) and Carroll (i5) and a good effort by Larios (32 not out) the side was all out for 121. The School then went in but fared badly owing to the

278

CRICKET.

wetness of the pitch due to previous rain. Richardson made a great effort 24 to stop the rot, but at length the side was all out for 56. The School lost by 65 runs. A M PLEFORTH COLLEGE. H. King, c Troop b HaighLumby J. Rabnett, c & b Perry A. Boyle, lbw. b Maclldowie B. Carroll, c Richardson b Perry H. Barton, b Haigh-Lumby . W. Bayliff, b Haigh-Lumby.... E. Scott, b Maclldowie P. Larios, not out P. Ffrench Davis, c. HaighLumby b Perry W. Fawcett, run out F. Burge, c Troop b Dixon Extras Total

SCHOOL. W. G. Hutton, lbw. b Carroll .. W. Elliott, c Rabnett b Carroll J. B. D. Chapman, b Carroll.... C. L. Troop, lbw. b Barton C. F. Williams, b Barton M. F. Hudson, b Carroll C. Dixon, b Scott N. W. Richardson, lbw. b Carroll J. D. Maclldowie, c Carroll b Scott P. M. Perry, c King b Scott H. Haigh-Lumby, not out.... Extras

20 2 15 7 32 7 10

7 2

3 5 24

6 4 0 0

Total

121

Bowler. J. D. MacIldowie H. Haigh-Lumby P. M. Perry .... C. Dixon ...

5 0

22 23 II

3 3

38 26 I0

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. CRAVEN GENTLEMEN.

The match was played at home on Wednesday, July 13th, 1927. St. Peter's School batted first against the bowling of • Schofield and Crane. Bad weather conditions prevailed. Schofield had enormous success in getting the batsmen caught in the slips, taking eight wickets for 26. The School were then all out for 71. The Craven Gentlemen then went in and after a good start, fared badly, a rot setting in being all out for 75. The School just lost by 4 runs. SCHOOL.

W. G. Hutton, c Crane, b Schofield C? F. Williams, c sub. b Schofield W. Elliott, c Shepherd, b Schofield J. B. D. Chapman, c Crane b Schofield C. L. Troop, lbw. b Schofield M. F. Hudson, c Shepherd b Schofield

3 4

C. Dixon, b Schofield N. W. Richardson, c Dutton b Schofield J. D. MacIldowie, not out P. M. Perry, b Shepherd H. Haigh-Lumby, b Shepherd Extras

8 8

13 Total

CRICKET.

279

CRAVEN GENTLEMEN.

Best, c Chapman b Maclldowie Hodgin, c& b Haigh-Lumby Schofield, lbw. b Maclldowie Barron, b Maclldowie Shepherd, c& b Haigh-Lumby Crane, b Haigh-Lumby Barwick, b Maclldowie Benn, lbw. b Dixon 0. Bowlers. J. D. Maclldowie 10.2 8 H. Haigh-Lumby P. M. Perry 2 C. Dixon

Bethel- Jones, not out Dutton, b Dixon Townend, lbw. b Maclldowie Extras

17 0 0

I o 1 2

7 2

Total

M. 3 0 0 0

R. 26 33 8 6

W. 5 3 0

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL V. GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL.

The 1st match of the season was played at Giggleswick School on Saturday, July i6th, on a wicket which had been soaked by three hours' heavy rain on the previous day. Play began at half past twelve when Giggleswick, having won the toss, decided to bat. Despite careful play, three wickets had fallen for ten runs before lunch. When the game was resumed, Law and Steel made a determined effort, and added thirty before the former was leg-before to Perry. The remaining wickets fell quickly thanks to the good bowling of Perry supported by a well placed field. With only fifty-five to make the School began unsteadily, and only a timely stand by Dixon and Maclldowie won us the match. The latter was not out when the last wicket fell, and had compiled twenty valuable runs by hard hitting tactics. SCHOOL.

GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL.

F. J. Merckel, c Troop b HaighLumby P. G. Barbier, hit wkt. b MacIldowie C. G. Kenyon, lbw. b HaighLumby W. A. Law, lbw. b Perry C. A. Steel, st. Troop b Perry E. Moore, c Hudson b MacIldowie R. C. Baskerville, c Hudson b Perry W. J. R. Turner, run out W. M. Dennis, lbw. b Perry D. S. Blackwell, c Hudson b Perry F. E. Crosland, not out Extras Total

7 I 2 21 II 2

6 0

3 0 0 2

W. G. Hutton, - b Blackwell 5 M. F. Hudson, c Merkel b Moore 6 W. Elliott, c Baskerville b Noore J. B. D. Chapman, c& b Blackwell 2 C. L. Troop, b Blackwell 7 C. F. Williams, b Moore 0 C. Dixon, b Law 17 N. W. Richardson, c Merkel b Blackwell o . J. D. Maclldowie, not out 20 P. M. Perry, c& b Law H. Haigh-Lumby, c Turner b Baskerville Extras 4 Total

73 ■

28o

CRICKET. Bowlers.

J. D. Maclldowie.... H. Haigh-Lumby .... P. M. Perry C. Dixon

NI. 3 4

12 I0

5 3

R. 19 23 6 5

NV. 2

2 5 o

BATTING AVERAGES. No. of Inns. 15 W. Elliott 15 W. G. Hutton J. B. D. Chapman 15 10 J. D. Maclldowie II C. Dixon N. W. Richardson I2 15 C. L. Troop M. F. Hudson 9 II C. F. Williams H. Haigh-Lumby 9 Also batted : P. M. Perry 5 F. H. Douglas 5 J. D. Burrows 3 H. H. Thomas 2

Times Highest not out score. I 142* I 109* I 57 20* 4 I 64 0 35 2 44 * I 23 I 27 14* 3 I o o 0

0. 28 107.5 1 59 178.2 22

439 364 273

Aver. 31.35 25.85 19.5

IO2

17.0

145 154 159 84 83 23

14.5 12.83 12.24 10.5 8.3 3.83

23 27

5.75 5.4 4.0 2.5

10 15 6 4

BOWLING P. M. Perry C. Dixon H. H. Lumby J. D. Maclldowie Also bowled : N. W. Richardson H. H. Thomas

Total

AVERAGES.

M. 6 27 33 41

R. 70

5.83

296 426 49 1

31 34 35

9.5 12.5 14.03

I 2

126 29

6 2

2I 14.2

CRICKET.

281

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. V. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL 2ND XI.

The match was played at Pocklington on 28th May, 1927. We batted first and scored 157, of which P. M. Perry made 48, and J. S. Fryer 4o not out. Pocklington School scored 129 for 6 wickets, when stumps were drawn, the match being unfinished. POCKLINGTON SCHOOL 2ND XI.

SCHOOL 2ND XI. C. F. Williams, b Mudd

R. R. H. Horsley, run out H. H. Thomas, c Wilson, b Easterby W. H. Stephenson, c Whittaker b Easterby J. M. Young, b Peacock . ..... R. G. Bullen, b Mudd J. F. Warin, run out R. B. Sharp, lbw. b Mudd C. C. Houghton, c Miller b Whittaker J. S. Fryer, not out P. M. Perry, c& b Turner Extras

2 0

6 4 O 24

4 40 48 6

157

Total Bowler. R. G. Bullen J. S. Fryer H. H. Thomas P. M. Perry J. M. Young R. B. Sharp ..

S. G. Bach, c Stephenson b Thomas C. R. Miller, c Sharp b Bullen D. Whittaker, b Thomas C. S. Turner, b Bullen R. B. Peacock, b Bullen J. Mudd, c Williams b Perry L. C. Sands, not out R. Binns, not out M. F. Wilson H. Foster Did not C. W. Easterby bat. Extras

5 8

Total (for 6 wkts)

13 7

R. 33 9 33 20 2 I0

2 3 2

5 2 4

I 0

25 17

12 9 5

2 27

129 W. 3 0

2 I

0 0

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. v. WORKSOP COLLEGE 2ND XI.. Played at York on 4th June, 1927. We batted first and scored 103. Worksop then won the match by the very narrow margin of 5 runs. Thomas bowled well, taking 6 wickets for 13 runs. SCHOOL 2ND XI.

E. F. Williams, b Hefford R. R. H. Horsley, c Head b Tinker H. H. Thomas, b Gibbons W. H. Stephenson, b Hefford.... J. M. Young, c Henson b Gibbons A. K. Cameron, b Hefford R. B. Sharp, lbw. b Gibbons....

37 3

J. F. Warin, c Laugher b Head P. M. Perry, c Wood b Hefford J. S. Fryer, b Gibbons R. G. Bullen, not out Extras

13 i 3 o 6

4 2

Total

103

CRICKET.

282 WORKSOP

G. Pearse, c Bullen, b Thomas T. C. Parker, b Thomas H. N. Miles, lbw. b Thomas E. A. Laugher, b Thomas H. Airey, c& b Perry F. W. Gibbons, b Thomas .. H. J. Head, c Young b Perry P.. W. Wood, st. Stephenson b Perry Bowler. R. G. Bullen H. H. Thomas P. M. Perry J. S. Fryer

COLLEGE 2ND XI. 2

R. W. Henson, c Horsley b

Thomas G. Tinker, not out E. Hefford, b Fryer Extras

7 24 39 8

Bowlers. R. G. Bullen M. B. Watson P. M. Perry E. R. Pickersgill J. F. Warin

0. 12

8 7 7 5

...... Io8 W.

R. 34 13

6 3

THE ECCENTRICS. SCHOOL 2ND XI.

R. R. H. Horsley, b J. T. Davies, Esq. 2 A. K. Cameron, c Sharp b Ritchie J. D. Burrows, b J. T. Davies, 26 Esq. J. F. Warin, b J. T. Davies, Esq. J. M. Young, c C. R. Featherstone, Esq. b Williams io C. C. Houghton, lbw. b Williams 6 E. R. Pickersgill, lbw. b 20 Williams W. H. Stephenson ; not out 53 R. G. Bullen, b Ritchie 7 P. M. Perry, c Gray, b Rev. F H. Barnby 6 M. B. Watson, b Rev. F. H Barnby 25 Extras

3 41 O

7 12

30 0

2 12

Total

I 83

Total

4 9

THE ECCENTRICS.

D. Gfay, c Bullen b Pickersgill J. H. Dales, b Watson J. T. Davies, Esq., c Burrows b Watson R. B. Sharp, c Stephenson b Perry Rev. F. H. Barnby, b Warin.... E. F. Williams, c Burrows b Bullen D. Norwood, Esq., b Warin... W. D. Draffan, not out C. R. Featherstone, Esq., b Warin J. L. Ritchie, st. Stephenson b Warin Extras

...

Total

14. 15 9 4. 1

J. C. R. King, b Watson

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2ND XI.

C01.

6 I .

157 W.

R. 46 46 31 32

I I 0

3 I

CRICKET.

283

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. V. BOOTHAM SCHOOL 2ND XI.

Played on the St. Peter's ground, on 15th June, 1927. We batted first and scored 157. Bootham School scored 75. Thomas bowled well, taking 6 wickets for 23 runs. SCHOOL 2ND XI.

BOOTHAM SCHOOL 2ND XI.

R. R. H. Horsley, b Wallis 3o D. Gray, b Wallis 13 J. D. Burrows, c Waterston b Wallis 4 H. H. Thomas, b Colenso 13 W. H. Stephenson, b Gibbs 7 J. M. Young, b Gibbs I C. C. Houghton, b Wallis 27 E. R. Pickersgill, h Wallis 6 P. M. Perry, b Gibbs. 6 W. B. Campbell, not out io R. G. Bullen, b Whittaker 26 Extras 14

J. L. Whittaker, c Campbell b Thomas 5 W. W. Sturge, c Burrows, b 2 Thomas T. S. Rowntree, c Stephenson I b Thomas I R. S. Kay, b Thomas K. A. Colenso, b Thomas 9 J. L. Hume, c Burrows, b Bullen 5 P. B. Gibbs, c Burrows, b 8 Thomas J. Waterston, st. Stephenson b Perry 9 16 R. R. Wallis, not out 0 T. E. Peacock, b Perry Io J. R. Naish, b Campbell Extras 9

Total Bowlers. R. G. Bullen H. H. Thomas .... W. B. Campbell .... P. M. Perry

Total

157 0.

M. 6 3

10 12

R. 13 23

W. 6

ST. PETER'S SCHOOL 2ND XI. V. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 2ND XI.

Played at Ampleforth on 9th July, 1927. In this match, Thomas an d Pickersgill both bowled well, the former taking 6 wickets fo r 19 runs. Burrows batted very well, scoring 40 runs. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 2ND XI

R. Lyon Lee, b Thomas A. Russell lbw. b Pickersgill H. Anderson, b Thomas B. Stenson, b Thomas B. Collins, run out G. Roche, b Bullen P. Rooke-Lay, b Thomas N. Macdonald, b Thomas C. Bonnington, b Thomas C. Ruddin, run out J. Lind, not out Extras Total

SCHOOL 2ND XI.

•

5 6

6 I 14 0 0

4 13 12

R. R. H. Horsley, b Ruddin D. Gray, b Ruddin J. D. Burrows, b Roche F. H. Douglas, b Lind H. H. Thomas, c Anderson b Lind J. M. Young, lbw. b Stenson W. H. Stephenson, b Stenson R. G. Bullen, b Stenson C. C. Houghton, not out E. R. Pickersgill, lbw. b Stenson W. B. Campbell, b Ruddin Extras Total

0 0

40 O

20 0

19 12 0

4 98

CRICKET.

284 Bowlers. E. R. Pickersgill H. H. Thomas .... R. G. Bullen W. B. Campbell ....

O. 8.3 13 5 3

M. 5.

7 I I

R. 6

19 27

2ND XL BATTING AVERAGES.

Innings. Batsmen. J. D. Burrows 3 W. H. Stephenson 5 C. C. Houghton 4 P. M. Perry 4 H. H. Thomas 4 R. G. Bullen 5 R. R. H. Horsley 5 3 E. R. Pickersgill J. M. Young 5 J. F. Warin 3 2ND

Bowlers. H. H. Thomas P. M. Perry E. R. Pickersgill R. G. Bullen

Not out. 0 I I 0 0 I 0 0 0 0

Highest Runs Score. Scored. 7o 40 66 53* 27 49 6i 48 20 53 26 56 3o 53 20 26

Average. 23.3 16.5 16.3 •15.2 13.2 13.o 10.6

8.7 5.8

4.3

XI. BOWLING AVERAGES. W. M. R. 0. 21 20 88 5o 2 104 7 24 5 15.3 38 2 153 6 54 14

Average. 4.4 14.9

19 25.5

AYSGARTH v. ST. PETER'S COLTS. Played at Aysgarth, June 4th, 1927. AYSGARTH.

SCHOOL COLTS.

Campbell, b Greener.... C. 0. Daintry, b Straubenzee J. C. Close, st. Ellis, b Johnston S. S. Pawle, b Straubenjee.... E. H. Prince, c. Ellis b Greener W. D. Draffan, b Straubenjee S. T. Sherwood, not out H. Webster, b Straubenjee.... H. W. Metcalfe, b Greener.... J. B. Pickersgill, b Greener J. H. Dobson, b Straubenjee.... Extras W. B.

Total

27 io

o io 15 57 o 15 16

10 13 171.

Wilmot-Smith, lbw. b Metcalfe Bond, b Daintry Greener, b Prince Straubenjee, b Campbell Johnston, c. Sherwood b Campbell Henson, b Campbell Ellis, c Sherwood b Prince Craig, b Daintry Stevenson, b Prince Brooksbank, not out Carson, c Metcalfe b Prince Extras Total

I II 5 4 6 0

5 2

4 I

4 9 54

CRICKET.

285

BRAMCOTE V. ST. PETER'S COLTS. •

Played at Bramcote, July 6th, 1927. SCHOOL COLTS.

BRAMCOTE.

Munby, b Pawle Tompson, b Avery Melrose, b Avery Wright, c Harrop b Pawle Wilkinson, b Prince Norris, b Avery Horsley, b Webster Gillam, c& b Avery Belfield, b Daintry Phillips, not out Ather, c. Webster b Prince Extras

3 0

3 3 3 8 6 0 O 0

2 I0

Avery, c Wright b Wilkinson 12 Metcalfe, c Belfield b Melrose 9 Daintry, c Gillam b Melrose.... 0 Sherwood, c Gillam b Wilkinson 4 Harrop, c Horsley, b Melrose.... 4 Prince, c Ather b Wilkinson I Huzzard, c Wilkinson b Melrose 3 Dobson, not out 17 Pawle, hit wkt b Melrose 6 Pickersgill, b Melrose 2 Webster, c Horsley b Wilkinson 5 Extras 4

Total

AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE COLTS V. ST. PETER'S COLTS. Played at Ampleforth, 9th July. SCHOOL COLTS.

AMPLEFORTH COLTS.

E. F. Williams, b Bean W. Allport, c & b Bean.... A. K. Cameron, b Bean H. W. Metcalfe, hit wkt, b Bean C. 0. Daintry, b Macdonald E. Holgate, b 'Grieve J. H. Dobson, b Bean P. N. Avery, b Bean S. T. Sherwood, not out C. H. Prince, b Bean J. B. Pickersgill, b Grieve Extras Total

4 18 3 8 3 4 I 2

C. F. Grieve, not out 75 G. St. L. King, c Williams b Avery i8 Bean, c & b Cameron Waddilove, c Metcalfe b Prince L. M. Tuller, b Daintry 2 C. E. Brown, b Daintry 2 Morris, hit wkt. b Daintry 15 Flood, not out C. E. Macdonald Did not bat. Tyrrell 0. Lambert 28 Extras Total (for 6)

142

THE LEAGUES. League Cricket has been extraordinarily favoured by the weather this term. So much so that we have had so many games that there has hardly been any time for coaching at nets. The weather, though not as sunny as we should have hoped, has at least been favourable.

286

ROWING.

The masters who have been kind enough to put in time for coaching are H. G. Milnes, Esq. (A), P. H. Sykes, Esq. (B), Col. King (C), C. R. Featherstone, Esq. (D), and under them the league cricket has considerably improved. The captains were D. Gray followed by D. V. Hewitt (A), A. G. Moore (B), J. M. Birkett (C), A. B. Smallman (D). The result of the three rounds was a tie between B and C for 1st division honours, B being top of the 2nd division and therefore champions. 1ST DIVISION. 2nd round. a bc d + o 0 4 4 + 0 4 4 D 4 o o + o o4 o ± Totals : A, 16 ; B, 24 ; C, 24 ; D, 8.

1st round. a b c d A + 4 4 o B 0 + 4 4

3rd round. c d a b + + 0 4 4 0 + 4 4 4 0 0

2ND DIVISION.

a b c d A ± o 2 2 B 2 + 2 2 C 0 0 + 0 D o 0 2 +

a b c + 0 0 2

2 2 2 + 2 2 o + 0 0 0 +

a b c d + 2 0 2

0 + 0 0

2 2 + 2

0 2 0 +

Totals : A, 12 ; B, 16 ; C, o ; D, 8. • Totals for both divisions : A, 28 ; B, 42 ; C, 24 ; D, 16.

ROWING. Summer term rowing, when we rise to the comfort of rowing on sliding seats, usually falls to the lot of a " chosen few," but at the beginning of this term we had quite a large number of budding oarsmen from whom to chose the few required. Moreover, the new boathouse has been in full use and has proved both a pleasure and a comfort. No longer do we struggle to carry our boats in sideways without breaking our crowns on the rafters, or stumbling among various pitfalls. In fact, putting the boats away has become almost a pleasant task ! The old boathouse still remains and continues a useful career as a store house and repair shed.

ROWING.

287

Four crews were chosen after repeated trials and experiments they have all trained well and keenly, and there can be no doubt that, however the results may be judged from the accounts given below, the members of each crew have both enjoyed, and benefitted by, the term's rowing. It was a great disappointment to all concerned that circumstances prevented us from competing in the York Regatta this year, but obviously it was simply impossible for crews and coaches to be away from the School during the Centenary Celebrations. As we write these notes, preparations are being made to row our annual " eight " race against York City Rowing Club, and we hope that the result will be as successful as that last year when we won by / length. THE 1ST FOUR. bow G. M. Curtois. 2. J. N. Thompson. 3. T. S. Lamb. sty. G. Wood. cox G. Y. Burton. The School first crew rowed their first race on June 18th against the York City White Rose crew, that is to say, the crew they would probably have met in the York Regatta a week later had we been able to enter. The York crew got an excellent start and drew away slightly, but the School soon settled down and rowed very well indeed. At the bend where we had the railway side of the river, the York crew were just clear ahead. After this the School gained a little and at the finish at Lendal Bridge were beaten by length. This was a very beneficial test for our crew of rather inexperienced oars, and was a most useful preparation for Durham. DURHAM REGATTA. As holders of the Corporation Challenge Cup we were all very anxious to see whether we could keep it for another year. The crew had neither the weight nor the experience of last year's crew, but they were all very keen and had trained hard. For our first race on Tuesday, June 21st, we were drawn against Bede College, Durham, who are always encouraged by many supporters and much ringing of bells on the tow path.

288

ROWING.

After rather a poor start, due possibly to the fearful wind blowing across the course, the crew rowed hard and most pluckily, creeping up on their opponents all the way, and winning the race by length. With the wind still unabated the second heat had to be rowed in the " hard side " against Durham University. This we lost by a bare length and so the Cup leaves us, for this year at any rate. On the second day we were entered for the Lady Anne Lambton Plate and in the first heat drawn against a crew from Tynemouth. This was a hard race but we won by a good 2 length. We then found ourselves in the final against a Durham School crew. We lost this by a length. Looking back at these results we can say that our St. Peter's. crew rowed well and with very good style : they upheld our tradition for neat and stylish rowing, but they were not just good enough to win through at regatta races. 1ST FOUR CHARACTERS.

Bow.

G. M. CURTOIS. Has improved a great deal on his work in previous years, but is still inclined to be rather unsteady on his feet (i.e. his stretcher). Must learn to swing straight. Still, he has made a very good bow, and is a cheerful soul.

J. N. THOMPSON. There has never been any doubt of his ability to put in good work. Has rather a crooked swing sometimes and a tendency to over-reach but he has been a very useful blade and we look for even better results another year.

T. S. LAMB. After rowing stroke the previous term he has showed even better style on bow side this term. Has backed stroke up exceedingly well and has put down a lot of work.

Stroke.

G. WOOD. For a light stroke he has done splendidly. From the first he has given length and steadiness to the crew and has thus helped to keep up our tradition of style in orthodox rowing. With this year's experience he would have great possibilities another year.

Cox.

G. Y. BURTON.

Has again been our excellent cox.

ROWING.

289

THE 2ND FOUR.

bow R. L. Rhodes. 2. J. Cunningham. 3. R. S. Wilcock. str. J. C. Yates. cox S. M. Maclldowie. It was unfortunate that the Second Crew were prevented from entering for the Regatta, but some compensation was found in races against the Lena Ashwell Players which was won easily ; against the Old Peterites, won by two lengths and against the York City R.C. Regatta Cup Crew, lost by it lengths. The crew was a strong one and did plenty of work and, when it got well together, as in the O.P. race, was fast. Yates kept the crew lively (but needs to get much lighter hands) and was well backed up by the rest. At times they all need to remember steadiness, a straight swing and " time ;" Cox didn't hit anything. 3RD FOUR. bow C. D. Trimmer. 2. G. H. Golden. 3. F. W. Fineron. str. J. H. Gourley. cox T. H. D. Wilson. It appeared at the beginning of the term that the third boat would have little strenuous activity to look forward to, deprived, as were the other School boats, of its annual appearance at York Regatta. However, quite a lot of good work has been done. At the bidding of an energetic stroke, they have displayed distinct leanings to the " Thames " style. They developed a good deal of pace and the fact that that they did not check the boat by the vigour of their swing forward can only be explained on the assumption that their strokes followed one another too quickly for the check to be felt. On a short course they were very fast indeed, but °ma longer course their lack of steadiness and uneven swinging would probably have told against them. On June 24th, they easily defeated a scratch crew of O.P's. rowing a good forty most of the way. On July 4th they rowed the 1st IV., who nobly descended to a " clinker " for the occasion, and won by I length from a length start.

290

ROWING.

A fourth IV. composed of L. H. Parkin, A McCowen, K. G. Chapman, L. W. Ryland, cox, T. D. G. Foster, has also been out intermittently, and will endeavour to lower the colours of the third boat before these notes appear. L.H.G.B.

TUB PAIR REGATTA. On July 2nd, a novel event was held in the form of a Tub Pair Regatta over a short course from Wall-end to Love Lane. There were sixteen entries, and the draw produced some very good pairs. Some of the racing was very close indeed, there being one dead-heat in the first round. The final was won by G. H. Golden and F. W. Fineron after a close and exciting race with K. H. Rhodes, Esq., and R. L. Rhodes; in which hard work and a fast stroke told against style and experience A scratch race for coxes was won by G. Y. Burton and T. D. G. Foster, who showed that they had absorbed some at least of the words of wisdom of their coaches. Buttimer 1 Cunningham f 1Rhodes, R. L. Rhodes, R. L. j. f Rhodes, K. H. K. H. Rhodes, Esq. Trimmer Yates 1 Trimmer Robinson f Yates Gourley Curtois Wood, G. 1 Curtois. Thompson f Wood A. W. Ping, Esq. Fineron Golden. Fineron. Chapman 5 Golden McCowen.

Rhodes, R. L. Rhodes, K. H. Fineron Golden.

Fineron Golden.

At the conclusion of the races the prizes were kindly presented by Mrs. Denis Norwood.

OXFORD CUP.

291

This is the first year that such an event as this has been possible, as we have never before had two pair tubs with slides. It is hoped that this may now become an annual event. L.H.G.B.

OXFORD CUP. Country Boating (1st Div ) Boating (2nd Div ) Shooting Sports Shield Squash Commemoration Day Prizes (4 senior) (1 junior)

SCHOOL HOUSE :—Cross

Total MANOR :—

Football (under 16) Hockey Cricket Shooting (2nd place) Commemoration Day prizes (2 senior)

5 points. 12

3 5 Io 5

8 I

49 points. 5 points. 12

15 2

,, 11

38 points. DAY BOYS :—

Cross Country (2nd place) Commemoration Day Prizes (3 senior, 2 junior)

2 points. 8 10 points.

GROVE :—

Sports Shield (2nd. place) Commemoration Day Prizes (I senior)

6 points. 2

8 points. RISE :—

o points.

292

O.T.C.

O.T.C. NOTES. The names of the successful candidates in the Certificate " A " examination held in March are given here in order of merit :—J. D. Fergusson, R. R. H. Horsley, J. C. Yates, G. Biscombe, G. E. Cutforth, F. W. Fineron, A. L. Pendlebury, F. Wilcock, J. W. Birkett and C. L. Troop. In addition the undermentioned passed in the Practical Examination but failed by a few marks in one of the written Papers :—C. Dixon, W. Elliott, L. Mackintosh, S. E. Mammatt, and H. H. Thomas. G. P. Easten passed the Practical but was unfortunately prevented by illness from taking the papers. Training was carried on in the early part of this term by graded platoons, but towards the end of June a re-organisation took place with a view to the more collective training necessary to fit the unit for work in camp. The annual inspection took place in May this year, as it was felt that we should all be too busy with Birthday celebrations later on in the term. The Inspecting Officer, Lieut.-Colonel Hore-Ruthven, Grenadier Guards, gave a good report of the contingent. He commented upon the lack of a covered rifle range and I understand that this undoubtedly urgent requirement will be met in the near future. The Shooting Cup previously given to the best Shooting Section was awarded this year to the School House IV., who thereby obtained 5 points towards the Oxford Cup. This team was closely pressed by the Manor, the competition being keenly contested. The Shoot for the Best Individual Shot resulted in a win for A. H. McCowen with a score of 70 from a possible of 85 points. Lamb and Biscombe were respectively four and five points behind the winner. There is at the time of writing this every prospect of a strong contingent going into Camp at Tidworth Pennings on the 26th of this month. I have recently handed over command of the Corps to Captain Davies and I feel that I cannot close these notes without conveying my very great gratitude for the help and backing I have received during the past six years of my term of command. I have owed much to Mr. Sykes for his help throughout the period and to the Headmaster who has supported the Corps so keenly, but may I very specially thank the boys who have invariably done their best to make the work pleasant and the Corps a credit to the School. I can only wish Captain Davies as good a time as I had in command, the Corps a right good future and Mr. Norwood a successful commissioned Service. J. C. R. K.

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SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY. During the summer the Scientific Society may be said, paradoxically, to hibernate. It has to give way to the lure of the sunshine, and in consequence the task of reviewing the term's work is a light one. There are two things of interest to note. The first of these is the expedition which took place this year to Rievaulx Abbey and the surrounding woods. The country in this neighbourhood is very beautiful, and rich in scientific interest, and the Society owes a debt of gratitude to Mr. Featherstone and those who helped him to make the'expedition the success that it was. That certain highly placed officers of the Society were nearly killed on the return journey was merely one of the amusing incidents of an exciting day, and, except for the loss of a few belongings, no serious damage was done. The other event of interest is the lecture given on June 28th by Mr. Featherstone on " the Eclipse of the Sun " This was open to the whole School, and many were fascinated by his lucid explanations of the causes of the phenomena they hoped to see on the 29th. Given at very short notice, this lecture was much appreciated, as it must. have taken quite a lot of Mr. Featherstone's valuable time to prepare the slides, and working models. D.V.H.

THE ECLIPSE—June 29th, 1927. That a phenomenon so awful and so rare that it had not been seen in England for 200 years, and will not be seen again for 79 years, should have occurred exactly on the School's actual I3ooth birthday, would to the ancients have been an omen of the greatest importance in the School's future. On this occasion a little band of people made the pilgrimage to the belt of totality, leaving York at 1-3o a.m. Leyburn was the venue chosen by the School and here by a long and devious route, enlivened occasionally by impromtu Gilbert and Sullivan selections, we arrived just after the sun had risen. It should be noted, here and now, that we did not see all we expected to see, but what we did see was well worth the trouble. We had two glimpses of the crescent sun before the time of totality, when it appeared for a brief space through a rift in the clouds. Then, as the time of totality drew near we realized that we should not see

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the sun itself and consequently its attendant corona. It got gradually darker ; the crowd assembled on the hillside began to get restive, and then suddenly, within a few seconds it got quite dark, as dark as at midnight. The crowd gave vent to an excited, half-stifled, gasp, a few birds fluttered aimlessly about, and on the next hill we could see the flickering of the matches of people lighting their cigarettes or pipes. Then in a series of sharp jerks, very much like the usual representation of the breaking dawn on the stage, only much quicker, it got light again, and the hills reverberated with the cheers expressing the pent up feelings of thousands of people of all classes who, though they had not seen all, had seen a more wonderful sight than they had ever seen or are likely to see again. The weird blue colour on everything, which gave the earth the appearance of lead, during that never to be forgotten 20 seconds, was a thing well worth seeing, and we came home again feeling very tired but quite happy. D.V.H.

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NOTES AND ITEMS. We congratulate J. D. Fergusson, R. R. Horsley, J. C. Yates, G. Biscombe, G. Cutforth, F. W. Finerson, A. L. Pendlebury, F. Wilcock, J. M. Birkett, C. L. Troop on passing the Certificate " A " Examination. Mr. Tendall gave his termly Organ Recital on Sunday, June 12th. We congratulate the following on receiving their 1st XI. Colours : J. B. D. Chapman, J. D. Maclldowie, W. G. Hutton, C. Dixon, H. Haigh-Lumby, and 2nd XI. Colours : N. W. Richardson, P. M. Perry, H. H. Thomas, F. H. Douglas, R. G. Bullen, J. D. Burrows.

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We congratulate T. S. Lamb, J. N. Thompson G. M. Curtois, J. G. Burton (coxing colours) on receiving their 1st Rowing Colours ; and R. S. Wilcock, R. L. Rhodes, J. Cunningham, C. D. Trimmer, J. H. Gourley, G. H. Golden, and S. M. Maclldowie, on receiving their 2nd IV. Colours. We congratulate the following on receiving their eccentric Colours J. B. D. Chapman, M. F. Hudson, R. G. Bullen, J. M. Birkett, (scorer), A. G. Moore (umpire), L. H. G. Baker, Esq., J. D. Maclldowie. We congratulate J. S. Fryer on winning the Archbishop of York's Prize for Classics ; G. P. Easten, the Dean of York's Prize for Mathematics ; J. N. Bamforth, the Headmaster's Prize for European History ; and A. G. Moore, the Science Prize ; also all other prize winners. We congratulate the School House on being the first holders of the Oxford Cup and the Manor on being a very good second. The School will be represented at the Duke of York's Camp this year by G. M. Curtois and J. C. Yates. A feature of interest this term was the filming of the School for inclusion in the Minster 13ooth Centenary film. We hope all the School visited the " Tower " during the week it was showing. The Corps will be taking the maximum number they are permitted (95) into camp this year at Tidworth Park. Of the photographs at the beginning, that of the Chapel (which gets the editor's prize) was taken by W. Elliott, the one of the pulpit by S. E. Mammatt. No prize has been awarded this term for original composition. We congratulate N. K. Lindsay on his 2nd Class B.C.L. We very much regret the extreme brevity of the cricket accounts which is due entirely to a misunderstanding. At the time of going to print the Oxford Letter has not yet arrived. We apologise for the omission but remind the secretaries of the University O.P. Clubs that it is impossible to print letters which do not arrive in time. The School terms for next year are : Michaelmas : Tuesday, loth September—Saturday, 17th Dec. Lent : Thursday, 19th January—Wednesday, 4th April. Midsummer : Friday, 4th May—Wednesday, 1st August. These are the dates of the return and departure of boarders. The Theatricals will be on December 14th, 15th and 16th. The O.T.C. camp starts on July 3oth, 1928.

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VALETE. W. A.

CLARKE. School House. VIth Modern. House Monitor. Played for 1st XV., 1924-5-6-7. Colours, 1925-6-7. Vice-Captain, 1926-7. Hockey Colours, 1925-6-7. Sec., 1926-7. Played for 1st XI., 1925-6. 2nd XI. Colours, Certificate " A." Cpl. in O.T.C. Silver Bugle.

C. I. MURRAY. Clifton Grove. VIth Modern. House Monitor. 2nd. XV. Colours, 1926-7. Played for 1st XV., 1926-7. Cadet in O.T.C. R. W. C. FLOUD. 1923-7. Clifton Rise. Vth Modern. 2nd. XV. Colours, 1926. Played for 1st XI., 1926. Cadet in O.T.C. E. F. BOLTON. 1925-7. Clifton Grove. Vth Modern. Played for 2nd XI., 1926. Cadet in O.T.C.

MACKINTOSH.

1924-7. School House. Vth Modern. Cadet

in O.T.C. R. WILSON. 1924-7. School House. Bi. Played for 2nd XI., 1926. Cadet in O.T.C. F. FEARNSIDE. 1922-7. Day Boy. Vth Modern. Cadet in O.T.C. F. N. HENDRY. 1923-7. Day Boy. Vth Modern. Cadet in O.T.C. A. L. PENDLEBURY. 1924-7. School House. VIth History. 2nd. XV. Colour, 1926-7. L /C. in O.T.C. Cert. A.

SALVETE.

School House. P. 0. Dowson. C. W. Swiny. S. S. Pawle. J. H. Bolland (from Day Boys).

Clifton Manor. W. McC. Scott.

Clifton Grove. J. Mawer, BI.

Clifton Rise. A. C. H. Raw.

Day Boys. J. Jones, B3. S. H. Kazerooni, B4.

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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL. Even if there has at times been some slight questioning as to whether this really was the " Summer Term," still the Olavites have managed to live up to their reputation and enjoy themselves in many ways. First and foremost we congratulate J. M. Atkinson on winning one of the West Riding County Minor Scholarships. The news of this has been a long time in coming as he sat for the examination last February. We believe that this is the first occasion that one of these scholarships has been gained from St. Olave's. We also wish good luck to C. Wellington who is trying for a St. Peter's scholarship. Then we must congratulate ourselves on having had quite a good cricket team. Their record will be found on another page, but we must say here how pleased we are at their successes. As a matter of fact St. Olave's has fairly buzzed with keenness and enthusiasm for cricket this term. At early hours of the morning, footsteps—gentle and otherwise,—have been heard creeping downstairs on their way to roll the pitch and give other attention to the ground.

In spite of many periods of cold weather, the Olavites have been very persistent in going to the Baths, and it is an excellent thing to record that so many boys have made good progress in learning to swim. The following have actually passed the School test, but many more have nearly passed :—Boyd mi., Hall, D., Perry mi., Richardson P., Simpson R., The Whit-Monday outing this year was again a great success. We visited a place entirely new and unexplored by any of us. The boarders travelled by a special motor bus—except a few who travelled in a " certain conveyance," to the village of Kirby Underdale, situated at the foot of the Wolds about two miles East of Garrowby Hill. We were favoured by splendid weather and after a long ramble and climb among the chalk hills, we enjoyed a hearty open-air tea in a picturesque spot not far from the church. Our view from the tea table looking down the valley across to the hills some six or eight miles distant was very fine, and was such a change from the outlook in the level plain of York. After tea, the Rector (the Rev. W. R. Shepherd) very kindly showed us round the extremely interesting old church : we all much enjoyed his clear explanations and his anecdotes were most amusing. A number of very good photographs were

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taken on this outing and the prizewinners of the Wild Flower Competition were : 1, A. J. Darton, 2, J. Williams, 3, D. Blackburn, 4, R. Ogley and L. Sykes. The Olavites took their small part in the 13th Centenary Celebrations and made the most of the extra holiday. They regretted as much as anybody that the Saturday was so wet, but they enjoyed being filmed and the subsequent pictures of themselves were viewed with acclamation. A good muster of day boys attended the Minster with the boarders for the special service on Sunday, July 3rd. We must not forget to refer to the " allotments " which have provided many lettuces and radishes and have also given a splendid show of flowers. This must conclude our brief account of our doings this term, as if we told them all, the Peterite itself would not contain our account. Valete : Salvete : L. Atkinson, mi. (St. 0.) A. C. H. Raw (to Rise). P. N. Richardson (St. 0.). A. V. Sewell. H. D. B. Jones (D.B.). A. B. Whitehouse (D.B.). G. F. Irving (D.B.).

ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL GAMES. This cricket season of 1927 has been one of the pleasantest we can remember. Last year, owing to an epidemic, we were unable to play any matches, but I think we have reaped the benefit of the extra net practice last year, and so have had more time " in the middle " this season. Up to the time of writing we have played two away and two homes matches. We beat Terrington Hall in both our matches with them, but lost a very good game to Ampleforth Colts 2nd XI. at Ampleforth by 12 runs, which we avenged a week later at York. In fielding the team must remember to keep very wide awake and to be " on their toes " ; both those, in whose direction a stroke by the opponent, is being made, and those." backing-up " the return throw from the fielder to the wicket-keeper or bowler. The batting is up to the average, good scores having been made by Ogley, Mann, Wellington, and Wilstrop, who played a valuable first wicket innings of 19 against Ampleforth at York. Those batting must play up to the pitch of the ball straight away, and get their left foot across to the ball on the

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" off." All are apt to let the ball play the bat for the first few balls. Mann and Maclldowie share the bowling honours, the former 25 wickets for 103 runs and the latter 18 for ioi. Correct " length " in bowling is of the utmost importance, and this has accounted for their success. We are hoping to end up the season with a match with Grosvenor House School, Harrogate. The match which should have taken place at York on Thursday, July 7th, had to be cancelled. Below are the scores of the matches played.

ST. OLAVE'S v. TERRINGTON HALL SCHOOL. At York, May 31st, 1927. TERRINGTON HALL SCHOOL.

ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL.

Wellington, b Weller Wilstrop, lbw. b Weller Ogley, b Coulson Mann, b. Weller Scholey, not out Perry, not out Prince Richardson Maclldowie Did not bat. Campbell Walker Extras

9 6 54 29 2 O

Topham, c Ogley, b MacI ldow ie II Hughes, T. b Maclldowie 31 Hughes, R., b Mann 2 Weller, c Perry b Maclldowie Bamforth, J., c Ogley b Mac2 Ildowie O Coulson, b Mann Bamforth, H., c Ogley b Mac0 Ildom ie Barker, b Mann Webber, c Ogley b Maclldowie.... I 2 Hawking, not out O Moore, b Maclldowie 6 Extras

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Total (for 4 wkts.) dec. ... 107

Total

ST. OLAVE'S V. TERRINGTON HALL SCHOOL.

At Terrington, June 28th,

1927. TERRINGTON HALL SCHOOL.

ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL.

Wellington, b Hughes Wilstrop, b Weller Ogley, b Weller Mann, lbw. b Hughes Richardson, c & b Hughes Scholey, b Weller Smithson, b Hughes Maclldowie, b Hughes Perry, b Bamforth Prince, not out Walker, b Hughes Extras ;Total

9 IO 5 IO I I 7 2 2

I 2

6 56

Hughes, T., b Mann 3 8 Hughes, R., lbw. b Mann Weller, b Mann Bamforth, J b Mann ...... o Coulson, b Mann Bamforth, H b Mann Hawking, c & b Mann 6 Topham, c Ogley b Maclldowie Barker, b Maclldowie Weather, run out 3 Woolens, not out I Extras 4 Total

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ST. OLAVE'S V. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE COLTS 2ND XI. Away. July 6th, 1927. ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL.

Wellington, b Cory-Elwes 4 Wilstrop, c& b Stanton Ogley, b Stanton 25 Mann, b Stanton 10 Richardson, b Stanton Scholey, c Monteith b Donovan Smithson, b Donovan II Maclldowie, b Tates 2 Perry, b Yates Prince, c Donovan b Stanton 2 Walker, not out Extras 3

Total

AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE CQLTS 2ND. XI.

Stanton, c& b Mann 3 Donovan, c Scholey b Mac15 Ildowie James, b Mann 29 Waugh, b Richardson Monteith, b Mann Cory-Elwes, b Mann Campbell, b Mann 3 Yates, b Mann 10 MacDermont, not out 6 Jago, b Walker Dobson, b Walker I I Extras Total

ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL V. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE COLTS 2ND XI.

At York. July 12th, 1927. ST. OLAVE'S SCHOOL.

AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE COLTS 2ND XI

Stanton, b Mann Donovan, b Mann Waugh, b Mann James, c Maclldowie b Mann Monteith, c Maclldowie b Mann Cory-Elwes, lbw. b Maclldowie MacDermont, b Mann Campbell, c Ogley b MacIldowie Yates, b Mann Doland, b Maclldowie Feeny, not out Extras Total

27 0

4 6 6 I I

2 R ince, b Stanton 19 Wilstrop, lbw. b Monteith Ogley, c Cory-Elwes b Donovan 37 26 Mann, c Waugh b Stanton 2 Richardson, run out Scholey, not out 4 2 Smithson, not out 10 Extras

2 2 4 I

Total (for 5 wkts)

102

Boyd (ma.) Maclldowie, Perry and Walker did not bat.

LIBRARY. The following have been added to the Library :— Sir John Fortescue B 308 The Writing of History Ludwig 309 Napoleon B 310 The Legacy of Israel

CHAPEL. C 233 Modern Astronomy D 145 Ancient Greece at Work E 53 History of Hebrew Civilization F 186 Revolt in the Desert 187 York Minster G 348 Cambridge Book of Lesser Poets 349 Requiem 35o Wit and Wisdom of Dean Inge 351 Chaucer and his England G 352 Collected Poems H 146 Heraldry 147 Essentials of Golf 148 Art and Craft of Drawing 353 The Land

301 Macpherson Glotz Bertholet T. E. Lawrence Harrison J. C. Squire Humbert Wolfe Coulton G. K. Chesterton St. John Hope Mitchell Blake Sackville-West

FICTION LIBRARY. R 614 Murder in the Maze Connington 615 Death at Swathling Court Connington 616 Inspector French and the Cheyne Mystety Crofts 617 The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes Conan Doyle

CHAPEL. SUMMER TERM, 1927. 3rd S. after Easter May 8. The Headmaster. 4th 15. Rev. A. C. Clarke, M.A., Rector of Elvington (O.P.). 5th 22. Rev. A. E. M. Glover, M.A., Vicar of St. Olave's, York. S. after Ascension ,, 29. Rev. C. S. Thornton, M.A., St. Lawrence, York. Whitsun Day June 5. Rev. F. H. Barnby. Trinity Sunday „ 12. Organ Recital : G. F. Tendall, Esq. ISt S. after Trinity „ 19. Rev. C. C. Bell, M.A., Canon of York. 2nd S. after Trinity „ 26. School Commemoration. At II a.m. the Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Ripon. (Collection in aid of Exhibition Fund for sons of Clergy). 3rd S. after Trinity July 3. Service in York Minster at 10-30. 4th S. after Trinity „ io. Rev. F. H. Barnby. 5th S. after Trinity „ 17. The Ven. C. Cooper, M.A., Archdeacon of York. 6th S. after Trinity „ 24. The Headmaster. ,I

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ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS. ALL TOGETHER. All together, each for all— If thus we work we cannot fall ; None forgetting friend and neighbour, We must win in play and labour. As the small brook's help is lent To make the might of Thames and Trent, As those streams receive each one, As fathers take aid from a son, So, whatever be the weather, We must always pull together ; Each with his best effort working, No one sulking, no one shirking : Each obedient to command, Each prompt to lend the weak a hand. Reticence, restraint, and reason Duly practised in their season. Each his neighbour's fault or failing Prepared to pardon without railing, For everyone at times must slip, E'en when the cup is at the lip. And each when wrong his fault must own, And uncomplainingly atone. Thus altogether each for all Labour, and we cannot fall ! G. YELD. June, 1927.

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EXTRACT FROM CENTENARY POEM. The weary day sinks deep in dusk and dew. The west is gold, a rippled fiery pool ; Above, the sky is placid, smoothly blue, Soft night-mists creep about the still old School. While night steals slow above the loamy woods, While calm, and sweet, and cool its blueness falls, A tired boy sits long, and silent broods On great traditions, ancient weathered walls. On godly learning ; thirteen hundred years Of struggling progress with its hopes, its joys, Its high ambitions, laughs, and jokes, and tears : All this to make great men from puny boys. Through reign of king and queen, wise man and fool, With strengthening roots and fuller branching fame The great St. Peter's ancient royal school Upgrew, and men brought honour to its name. Though through these centuries men reaped much gain, To them in work and play much land did fall, How many are who love the wind and rain, And sky and moon, who thank their God for all ? R.R.H.H.

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To the Editors of the Peterite, CHAPEL ALTAR FUND. SIR, May I again trespass on your space to thank all who subscribed to the above fund ? The response has been very generous : so generous, that it has been possible not only to meet the needs set out in my letter in your last issue, but also to purchase two new frontals ; a green one with blue panels for general (" Ferial ") use, and a purple one with crimson panels for use in Advent and Lent. The work has been done by Messrs. Wippell & Co., of Exeter, who gave a good deal of thought and care to the choice of materials, etc., so as to make the furnishings as good as possible while exercising due economy. In addition, our thanks are due to Mrs. Sykes for presenting some pieces of Altar Linen worked by herself.

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The thanks of the School are also due to the two Hon. Treasurers, Mr. Featherstone and Mr. Baker, for their enthusiastic help. Their balance sheet will, I believe, be found in another column of this issue. F. H. BARNBY,

Hon. Chaplain. The Editors of The Peterite. DEAR SIRS, Permit me through the medium of your columns to express my deepest thanks to Mr. Toyne for the time he has spent in coaching the 1st XI. throughout the season. Time which in the existing circumstances of the 13ooth Anniversary, has been very precious and which I hope he does not regard as wasted. I would also like to thank Mr. Norwood for his painstaking energy with the znd XI., and I also think this would be an appropriate place to express my gratitude to Mr. Davies for the time and trouble he has spent with the Colts. In addition, the Cricket Leagues have shown surprising activity and talent under the able coaching of Mr. Milnes and other masters, whom I would like to thank for their untiring interest and keenness. On behalf of the team and myself I should like to thank Mrs. Toyne for the excellent teas which have been provided for the teams. Finally, even if the weather has been bad, the wickets as usual have been first-class under the care of Roberts. Yours etc., W. ELLIOTT,

Captain of Cricket. ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK.

The Editors of The Peterite. DEAR SIRS, I should like to take this opportunity of sincerely thanking Mr. A. W. Ping, Mr. K. H. Rhodes, and Mr. L. H. G. Baker for all they have done for the club this year. Mr. Ping has given a great deal of valuable time to the School Boat this term and we all appreciate it very much. He was also indispensible for raising our hopes between the races at Durham.

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Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Baker are also to be thanked for the excellent way in which they coached the second and third crews, who, in spite of the fact that they were unable to compete in the York Regatta, showed remarkable keenness. May I close by thanking them for our early morning provisions. Yours etc., G. WOOD,

Captain of Boats. To the Editors of the " Peterite," DEAR SIRS, I desire to take advantage of the " Peterite " to place on record the thanks of all ranks of the O.T.C. to Colonel King, the Commanding Officer, on his retirement from the Corps owing to the expiration of his extended period of command, for the very valuable training he has given to the contingent, particularly in tactical work. His love for the Corps and his sense of justice and fair play are well known, and while the regret that he has ceased to be commanding officer is very keen, at the same time I should like on behalf of all ranks to offer hearty congratulations to Mr. Davies on his appointment as Commanding Officer. I am, Dear Sirs, Yours etc., D. VAILLANT HEWITT,

Under-Officer. 23, SUNNYSIDE, PRINCES PARK, LIVERPOOL.

To the Editors of the " Peterite," DEAR SIRS, At a well-attended meeting of the O.P. Club held on June 25th, a suggestion was made that panels be placed in the Gym. to record the names of the School's famous athletes. The meeting approved the proposal, and it was decided to begin at once the preparation of the required lists. There are to be two panels ; one will contain the names of " Blues," and the •other the names of those who won distinction otherwise.

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It will not be easy to collect the names, but if your readers— especially the elderly ones—will take the trouble to rack their memories and will send their lists to Mr. Norwood at the School, he and his Committee will draw up a Report for the Club. The panels will enrich the attractiveness of the School and may lead to further interesting features of a similar nature. In fact, the Head Master has embodied the idea in a comprehensive scheme for the record of distinctions of all kinds in connection with a new Sixth Form Room. In the meantime it is proposed to make a start by placing in the Gym. two panels of famous athletes. Among others the following names were mentioned at the meeting :—F. M. Hargreaves, H. M. Sims, E. J. Walton, Frank Mitchell, G. H. Eyre, E. A. Douglas, L. E. Stevenson, W. G. Wilson, J. H. G. Wilson, L. Elliott Smith, K. G. Chilman. Yours truly, J. H. COLLINSON. [The following information has already been received from Rev. P. E. Lord, covering the years 1880-1900 : E. A. Douglas, (Cantab.) Rugby, 1882-3. L. E. Stevenson (Cantab.), Rugby, 1884-5 and Scotland. F. Mitchell (Cantab.), Rugby, 1892-3-4. W. G. Wilson (Oxon.), Rugby, 1886-7. J. H. G. Wilson (Oxon.), 1887. A. M. Daniel (Cantab.), Assoc., 1887. G. H. Eyre (Cantab.), Rowing, 1884. E. J. Walton (Oxon.), Rugby, 1897-8 and England. R. F. Russell, Rugby, England. Any additions to or corrections of the above will be welcomed.

—Ed.] O.P. NEWS. O.P. MATCH. The O.P. Rugger match against the School will be played on Friday, December i6th. Those wishing to play are asked to send in their names as soon as possible to D. Norwood, Esq., 4, Clifton Terrace, York. O.P. DINNER. The Annual Dinner (York) was held in the Royal Station Hotel on Saturday, June 25th, and was well attended. It was almost impossible to get the names of all those present, but the following were included (with apologies for inadvertent omissions) : J. F. Atkinson, J. N. Avery, D. W. E. Burridge, F. H. Barnby, J. F. Bell, R. W. Baird, B. Bridges, S. C. A. Bairstow, H. E.

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Bloomfield, C. E. S. Bullen, J. N. Blenkin, D. M. Cameron, J. H. Collinson, A. E. Chapman, N. T. Croinbie, G. H. Chilman, K. G. Chilman, M. T. Clegg, H. L. Creer, H. G. Crawshaw, G. R. Cook, H. G. Coates, G. A. Delgado, N. R. Dobree, T. W. Donking, B. Dodsworth, J. S. Denby, F. F. Ditmas, H. P. Ditmas, R. G. DeLittle, J. A. Easten, J. H. Fowler, C. R. Featherstone, B. A. Gray, V. Guy, H. F. S. Gedge, W. H. Grindrod, L. 0. Grindrod, F. H. Hebblethwaite, R. Hunt, G. T. Handford, H. W. Judge, B. H. W. Jackson, J. Arthur Jackson, J. C. R. King, H. S. Keyworth, J. C. Lyth, L. G. C. Lace, P. E. Lord, B. McCall, A. W. Milne, R. H. Metcalfe, P. B. Lambert, A. E. Long, H. W. Liddle, W. P. McKay, J. S. Mandley, R. C. Moore, D. Norwood, J. B. Oakley, D. G. Ogilvie, C. H. Peachment, W. Procter, K. Procter, W. A. Pritt, F. J. Penty, A. W. Ping, K. H. Rhodes, H. E. K. Reynolds, P. Rowland, W. Roy, M. H. T. Roy, W. B. Robinson, J. H. Robinson, J. Richardson, N. Richardson, J. C. Rodgers, P. H. Sykes, C. Paley Scott, H. V. Scott, A. R. Stevenson, S. M. Toyne, A. H. Turner, H. G. Turner, J. Tasker, A. P. Thompson, G. F. Tendall, H. B. Whitby, A. J. A. Woodcock, T. Watkinson, I. Ware, T. C. Yates, B. E. Yeats, P. Young, The following guests were also present : H. Child, the Dean of York, and Sir J. A. R. Marriott, M.P. TOAST LIST. " H,M, The King." " The Church." Proposed by : Mr. P. B. Lambert. Response by : The Very Rev. the Dean of York. " XIIIth Centenary." Proposed by : Mr. A. R. Stevenson. Seconded by : The Headmaster. " Old Peterite Club." Proposed by : Sir J. A. R. Marriott, M.P. Response by : Rev. G. T. Handford. Rev. P. E. Lord. " The Press." Proposed by : Mr. C. Paley Scott. Response by : Mr. Harold Child. O.P. ANNUAL MEETING. The General Meeting of the Old Peterite Club was held in the Lecture TheatKe at the School on Saturday, June 25th, immediately after the luncheon. The meeting was a lengthy one as many points of interest were raised and, in view of the rain out-

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side, there was an obvious disinclination to adjourn too soon ! This was the first General Meeting since the death of Mr. Arthur Peters and a sincere vote of appreciation of all his valuable work as Hon. Secretary of the Club was moved. In the correspondence columns of this issue there appears a letter from Mr. J. H. Collinson, which is the outcome of a discussion as to whether a special panel for " Blues " could be added in the School gym. The election of Officers for the coming year was carried through and the Annual Balance Sheet, presented by the Treasurer, was duly accepted. MARRIAGE.

The marriage of Edmund William Gilbert (1914-19), only son of the late Rev. R. H. Gilbert, Rector of Hemsworth, Yorks., and Mrs. Gilbert, of 29, West Street, Scarborough, to Barbara, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Flux-Dundas, of All Saints' Vicarage, Penarth, was celebrated on February 26th, 1927, at All Saints' Church, Penarth, Glam. GILBERT-FLUX-DUNDAS.

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MOSSOP. On April 1st, 1927, suddenly at The Retreat, Whitehaven, John Benn Mossop, in his 44th year. On July 5th, 1927, at Earl Soham Rectory, FramABBAY. lingham, Richard Abbay, in his 84th year. On July loth, 1927, at his residence, Beansmore, WOOLER. Darlington, Edward Wooler, in his 71st year. SOUVENIR.

A Peterite Souvenir was published to commemorate the Anniversary on St. Peter's Day, containing programme, statistics, articles by 0.P'§. and photographs, this was originally published at is., but the remaining copies may now be had at 7d. post free, from the Editors of the " Peterite." CONTEMPORARIES. We acknowledge receipt of the following contemporaries : The Dovorian (2), The Leodiensian (2), The Pocklingtonian, The Sedberghian, The St. Peter's College (Adelaide) Magazine, The Brighton College Magazine, The Johnian (2), The Merchistonian (2), The Haileyburian (2), The Hurst Johnian, The Dunelinian, The Stonyhurst Magazine(3), The Eastbournian, The Ousel (2), The Dentonian, The Malvernian (2), The Sedberghian (3), The Cramleighian, The Hymerian, The Monktonian, The Danensis, The Giggleswick Chronicle, The Eagle, The Dumpton House Magazine, The Cuthbertian (2), with apologies for inadvertent omissions.

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SCHOOL OFFICERS. G. B. Robinson (Head of the School House). J. S. Fryer. T. S. Lamb (Head of Clifton Manor). F. W. B. Pacey. D. V. Hewitt (Head of the Dayboys). A. G. Moore. F. W. Fineron. F. H. Douglas (Head of Clifton Rise). Captain of Cricket : W. Elliott. Sec. of Cricket : C. L. Troop. Captain of Boats : G. Wood. J. C. Yates. Sec. of Boats : Sec. of Squash : C. Dixon. Platoon Comds. : No. 1.—G. B. Robinson. No. 2.-C. L. Troop. No. 3.—D. V. Hewitt. Editors of the A. G. Moore. " Peterite" : F. W. B. Pacey. G. P. Easten. Head of the School :

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OBITUARY.

J. B. MOSSOP. The death occurred on April 1st, after a short illness,, of Mr. J. B. Mossop, The Retreat, Whitehaven, The sad news came as a shock to many people in Whitehaven and West Cumberland, in which district Mr. Mossop was well known, both in business and social circles. Mr. Mossop, who recently returned from a holiday at Bournemouth, was taken ill about a week ago and his death was due to heart failure. Mr. Mossop who was in his 44th year, having been born in June, 1883, was the eldest son of the late Mr. J. B. Mossop, who for many years was the head of the firm of Messrs. Mossop and Co., and T. D. Dixon and Co., wine and spirit merchants, Roper Street (with which is also associated the Ennerdale Aerated Mineral Water Co.) ,and was well-known throughout the licensing trade of West Cumberland. He was educated at St. Peter's, and subsequently went into his father's business, upon the death of Mr. Mossop, senr., in 1912, Mr. J. B. Mossop succeeded him as sole proprietor of the firm, and had since continued to carry on the extensive business. He was also for some years chairman of the Cleator Moor Brewing Co. From 1913 to about 1918 Mr. Mossop represented Trinity Ward on the Whitehaven Town Council, but his work there was interrupted by the war and he served for some time with the Royal Artillery in France. Mr. Mossop was keenly interested in sport and in this connection was a warm supporter of the Whitehaven Play-ground and the various organisations attached to it, particularly the Rugby Football Club and the Cricket Club, as well as the Amateur Athletic Society. He filled the position of president of the Hensingham Harriers, and he was this year's president of the Whitehaven Amateur Operatic Society. Mr. Mossop was a sidesman at St. James' Church, with which his family had been associated for many years. He was a Con-

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servative and was vice-president of the Whitehaven Division Conservative and Unionist Association. He married Miss Dickinson, daughter of the late Mr. Wm. Dickinson, of Chapel House, Hensingham, by whom, with a son and daughter, he is survived. RICHARD A BBAY. The Rev. Richard Abbay, rector of Earl Soham, Framlingham and honorary canon of Norwich, has died at Earl Soham Rectory in his 84th year. The third son of Mr. Thomas A. Abbay of Aldborough, Yorkshire, he passed from St. Peter's, with a scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford, and gained first-classes in mathematical moderations, in 1865 and in the final school of mathematics in 1867, besides being proxime for the University junior mathematical scholarship. After being lecturer and demonstrator in physics at King's College, London, he became lecturer at Wadham College, which made him a Fellow in 1869. He did notable service with the eclipse expeditions to Southern Spain in 187o, and Southern India in 1871, and with the later French expedition to New Caledonia to observe the transit of Venus. He was ordained in 1872 by the Bishop of Colombo for service in Ceylon, and, coming home two years later, was presented by Wadham College to the rectory of Bromley Parva, in Essex, exchanging it in 188o for the rectory of Earl Soham, where he remained for the rest of his life. He was from 1893 to 1913 rural dean of Loes, and was made honorary canon of Norwich Cathedral in 1906. Besides occupying himself with a variety of scientific work, he did enormous service for local agriculture, both as a county alderman and by promoting co-operation, as also by the example he set in his own model garden and orchards. Recently he refuted the proposals of the Liberal land campaign to the length of showing that the real bane to farmers was not oppressive landlords, but the unremunerative prices of produce.

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EDWARD WOOLER.

Alderman Edward Wooler, the " father " of the Darlington Town Council and one of the best known men in public life on Tees-side, died on July 8th at his residence Beansmore, Darlington, after a seizure while at the Town Council meeting. Mr. Wooler for 5o years was one of the best known figures in legal circles in the North. He belonged to a family which had been settled at Wolsingham for nearly two Centuries, and branches of the family are still resident there. He was born in Darlington in 1857, and was the eldest son of the late Mr. 0. B. Wooler, who was also a solicitor. Mr. Wooler was educated at St. Peter's, and served his articles partly in his father's office and partly in London. He became a solicitor on his own account in 1871 and since then had a large practice in Darlington and district. Despite his professional calls, Mr. Wooler found time to take an active part in public affairs, and became a member of the Darlington Town Council in 1897. He was returned to the Council at six successive elections. In 1915 he was elected an alderman, and during his term of office he had held the position of chairman to the Tramways Committee and the Education Committee, and was chairman of the Health Committee at the time of his death. For many years he was warden at the Parish Church, and took an active part in renovating the old fabric of St. Cuthbert's. Antiquarian matters claimed his attention from early manhood, and he devoted great attention to the study of Roman remains in the neighbourhood of Darlington, and contributed many instructive articles dealing with this. He became a Fellow of the Society of Antiquarians in 1897. Mrs. Wooler died in 1916. He leaves a family of three sons, one of whom is Mr. Horace Wooler, a wellknown solicitor in the town. The other two are in Canada.